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title: What would happen if everyone always said "You were the best!" to fr… — Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice · tree and pragmatics
description: What would happen if everyone always said "You were the best!" to friends who lost? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was
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# Test 7 · ★ · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice

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What would happen if everyone always said "You were the best!" to friends who lost?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** everyone, You, friends · **What happens:** happen, say, be, lose · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:t7:1
# text = What would happen if everyone always said "You were the best!" to friends who lost?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  | to friends | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* *a condition, not said to happen* | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | You |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **lose** | past | friends |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Everyone would become faster runners by next week, because they'd feel so good about themselves

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:t7:o1:1
# text = Everyone would become faster runners by next week, because they'd feel so good about themselves
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | would | Everyone | faster runners |  |  | week |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **feel** | would | runners *= runner* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Nobody would ever feel sad again about losing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:t7:o2:1
# text = Nobody would ever feel sad again about losing
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | would | Nobody |  |  |  | ever; again | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | Nobody *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Praise would stop meaning anything and nobody would know how to improve

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:t7:o3:1
# text = Praise would stop meaning anything and nobody would know how to improve
1	Praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	conj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	improve	improve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | would | Praise |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | Praise *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **know** | would | anything |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **improve** | to-infinitive | anything *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Races would be cancelled because everyone won

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:t7:o4:1
# text = Races would be cancelled because everyone won
1	Races	race	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | would · passive |  | Races |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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