--- title: The fake friend online — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The fake friend online», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A «girl, 10» added Mia on a game. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / The fake friend online # The fake friend online Lesson 447 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 40 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/0/) — A «girl, 10» added Mia on a game. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/1/) — She was so nice: she loved the same unicorn skins, the same band, the same snack. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/2/) — She sent hearts every day and said «ur my bestie fr» — «fr» means «for real». - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/3/) — After a week she asked to chat in private and for photos «just of your face, I'll send mine». - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/4/) — Her photos were found on the internet, belonging to someone else. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/5/) — Mia's mum saw the chat, reported the account and called the police. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/7/) — Mia was scared, then relieved — and it was not her fault at all. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/8/) — Fake friends often try to come between you and your family. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/10/) — Let's keep this between us.» Noah felt weird about it and told his dad, who reported it. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/11/) — Liam's online friend asked to meet «at the park, just us, don't bring anyone». - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/12/) — Liam told his mum. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/14/) — Threats are a reason to stop and tell, not to keep talking. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/15/) — They also fish for details. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/16/) — Zara's online friend offered a gift card if she told him her address. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/17/) — She said no and blocked him. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/18/) — Her dad in Bristol said «Proper job, girl» — in the West Country that means «well done». - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/19/) — Ella's online «bestie» asked: «Can you send me the code from your mum's phone? - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/20/) — It's for a game thing.» Her mum said «That code would have let someone into my bank.» Codes that come by text are secret keys. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/21/) — Clues often don't fit the story. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/22/) — Ben's Minecraft friend said he was 11 and from Wales, but his voice in chat was deep. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/23/) — «It's a voice changer, lol.» They checked: the account was new, with no other friends. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/24/) — An account told Ruby, «I'm your cousin's friend from school, add me!» Ruby asked her cousin, who had never heard of them. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/25/) — Sophie found out her «friend» had used a photo of a real girl from another country; she felt stupid, then angry, and her mum said «Grown-ups get fooled too.» When the clues don't fit the excuses, trust the clues. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/26/) — Noah's teacher gave the class a «fake friend» test. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/27/) — Do they know only what you've told them? - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/29/) — Do they want you to hide them from your parents? - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/30/) — If an online friend fails any one of these, stop chatting and tell a grown-up. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/31/) — Two kids in the class realised their «friends» failed, and told their parents that evening. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/32/) — People online may not be who they say they are; grown-ups can pretend to be children. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/33/) — A fake friend often likes exactly what you like and moves fast to private chat. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/34/) — Never send photos to people you only know online, and tell a grown-up if someone asks. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/35/) — Anyone who tries to come between you and your family, or asks you to keep them secret, is a danger sign. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/36/) — Never give your address, school or full name to someone you only know online; real gifts don't need them. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/37/) — Codes sent by text are secret keys to accounts, sometimes to a bank; never share them. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/38/) — Never meet an online friend alone; if ever, only with a parent and in a public place. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/39/) — Threats online are a sign to stop, block, report and tell a grown-up, not to keep talking. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/40/) — When an account says it knows someone you know, check with that person. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/41/) — When clues, like a deep voice or a brand-new account, don't fit the story, trust the clues, not the excuses. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/43/) — The fake-friend test: do they ask for secrets, photos, meetings or money, or want you to hide them from your parents? - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/44/) — «Fr» means «for real»; «bestie» means best friend; «proper job» (West Country, England) means well done. - ← previous: [A stranger's story](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/446-a-strangers-story/) - next →: [The magician's trick explained](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)