--- title: Sorry, white lies and «because I said so» — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/) [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/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / Sorry, white lies and «because I said… # Sorry, white lies and «because I said so» The 15 questions of lesson 37 «Sorry, white lies and «because I said so»» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 90 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t1/) — Your sister says, "Mum lied about Auntie's jumper, so Mum's a liar like a thief." Put her right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t2/) — Mum and Dad shouted at each other on Tuesday; by Wednesday Dad says, "I was bang out of order, love, sorry." What happened? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t3/) — Overheard: "I'm sorry, BUT if you hadn't nagged me..." Why is this a weak apology? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t4/) — Neighbour, leaving: "Lovely evening! We must get together again soon!" Your little brother wants to pack for their house tomorrow. Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t5/) — Dad, worn out: "No more questions. Because I said so, OK?" What will probably work better than arguing? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t6/) — Dad's colleague texts: "Your Ella's dinosaur pic is on the fridge here, you never shut up about her lol." How does Dad feel? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t7/) — Your mate says: "my mum said 'we'll see' about a PS5, so that's a yes!" Is that right? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t8/) — Nan, limping: "Oh, mustn't grumble, love, put the kettle on." What might you kindly ask? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t9/) — Mum after your football final: "God, I was a wreck watching you, but you were AMAZING." What do her nerves show? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t10/) — Auntie gives you socks with ducks on. Which answer is kind without being a big lie? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/t11/) — Your friend lies to the teacher that another child broke the window, to get out of trouble. What kind of lie is that? — right ✓ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/e1/) — Select the response that most accurately characterises the expression "Oh, I love it!" uttered by a recipient who does not, in fact, care for the gift received. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/e2/) — Identify which of the following constitutes a genuine apology in the sense established in this lesson. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/e3/) — It is given that a parent responds to a request for a puppy with the words "We'll see". Determine the most probable meaning of this response. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/e4/) — Whereas an elderly relative with evident pain in the knees remarks "Mustn't grumble", ascertain the meaning of the remark. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [36. Big feelings in big people](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/) - next →: [38. Looking after yourself and a home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/)