--- title: A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. It just wasn… — Soft words for hard things: religion a… · tree and pragmatics description: A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. It just wasn't meant to be." What is the coach saying? Test 1 of lesson 32 «Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure and mistakes» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/t1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/) / [Soft words for hard things: religion a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/) / t1 # Test 1 · Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure… A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. It just wasn't meant to be." What is the coach saying? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, coach · **What happens:** cry, train, not mean, be, say · **To what, where:** love · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 of lesson 32 «Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure and mistakes» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school. 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/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:1 # text = A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 coach coach NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 crying cry VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 amod _ _ 6 runner runner NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 trained train VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **train** *in a quote* | past | You | | | | | hard *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* It just wasn't meant to be." ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:2 # text = It just wasn't meant to be." 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 meant mean VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **mean** | past · passive | | love | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **be** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What is the coach saying? ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:3 # text = What is the coach saying? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 coach coach NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | the coach | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} You did not really try ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:o1:1 # text = You did not really try 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 really really ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 try try VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **try** | past · do-support | You | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} You should stop running ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:o2:1 # text = You should stop running 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | should | You | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **run** | gerund | You *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} You lost, but it was not your fault ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:o3:1 # text = You lost, but it was not your fault 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 8 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past | You | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **is a** | past | it | your fault | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} You will win the next race for sure ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:t1:o4:1 # text = You will win the next race for sure 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | future | You | the next race | | | | for sure | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent race=Theme for sure=Beneficiary | **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. 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