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title: Select the response that most accurately characterises the double me… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that most accurately characterises the double meaning upon which the narrative turns. Exam question 3 of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old…

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Select the response that most accurately characterises the double meaning upon which the narrative turns.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, most, narrative · **What happens:** select, characteris, turn · **To what, where:** response, double meaning

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:e3:1
# text = Select the response that most accurately characterises the double meaning upon which the narrative turns.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nsubj	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present | most | the double meaning |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | present | the narrative |  |  | the double meaning |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme upon which=Trajectory |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It refers to the chase, the Dingo's teeth, and the Kangaroo's shape as a sort of joke about running

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:e3:o1:1
# text = It refers to the chase, the Dingo's teeth, and the Kangaroo's shape as a sort of joke about running
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refers	refer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chase	chase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Dingo	Dingo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Kangaroo	Kangaroo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refer** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to the chase and the Dingo's teeth; as a sort of joke | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to chase=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **run** | gerund | joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sort** |  |  | joke |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It signifies that the race was held in a bush-land park

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:e3:o2:1
# text = It signifies that the race was held in a bush-land park
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **hold** | past · passive |  | the race |  | a land park |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in park=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It means both "famous" and "escaped" only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:e3:o3:1
# text = It means both "famous" and "escaped" only
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc:preconj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **escape** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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"Run after" signifies both popularity and literal pursuit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:e3:o4:1
# text = "Run after" signifies both popularity and literal pursuit
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	popularity	popularity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	literal	literal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run after** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **signify** | present |  | both popularity and literal pursuit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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