--- title: Being lied to and how it feels — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Being lied to and how it feels», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Mia told her best friend Chloe a secret, and Chloe promised not to tell. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/) [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/) / Being lied to and how it feels # Being lied to and how it feels Lesson 452 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 38 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/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/0/) — Mia told her best friend Chloe a secret, and Chloe promised not to tell. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/1/) — By break, three people knew. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/3/) — Mia felt like the floor had dropped away, and cried in the toilets. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/4/) — Being lied to by a friend hurts twice: once for the secret, once for the lie. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/5/) — It's okay to feel angry and sad at the same time, and it's a good idea to tell a grown-up you trust. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/6/) — When a grown-up lets you down, it can make you feel small. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/7/) — Leo's dad promised to come to his football final: «Wouldn't miss it, mate.» He didn't come. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/8/) — He said he «got stuck at work», but Leo heard him tell Mum he'd gone to the pub. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/9/) — Leo felt he didn't matter. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/10/) — Mum talked to Dad, Dad said sorry properly, and came to every match after that. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/11/) — Jack trained all summer because his coach said he'd «definitely» be in the team; the coach picked someone else and said «I never promised anything.» Jack's dad said: «He shouldn't have said it. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/12/) — You still got fitter — that's yours.» - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/13/) — Some lies try to make you doubt yourself. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/15/) — On Friday: «I already gave it back, don't you remember?» Aisha felt confused, then angry — she knew she hadn't got it. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/16/) — Her mum said, «If people make you doubt yourself, trust what you know, and write things down.» Noah «lent» his best Pokémon card to a kid who said he'd lost it; later Noah saw him trading it. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/17/) — Noah felt stupid — but the shame belongs to the liar, not to the person who trusted. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/18/) — His mum helped him ask the kid's parent, and he got it back. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/19/) — Lies inside families and friendships hurt most. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/20/) — Sam's older brother spent the birthday money Grandma posted and said «It never came, mate.» Grandma said «I definitely posted it.» Sam felt betrayed by his own brother, which was worse than losing the money. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/21/) — Kirsty in Inverness found out her best friend had been laughing about her in a group chat while being nice to her face. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/22/) — Her mum said «Aye, that's two-faced, hen» — «hen» is a Scottish way to say «love» — «spend time with folk who are the same to your face and behind your back.» Ella told Hannah she was too ill for her party; Hannah saw her at the beach on Instagram and felt «not good enough». - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/23/) — She messaged: «You could've just told me.» - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/24/) — Not every lie is meant to hurt. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/27/) — Oisin's friend said the teacher called Oisin «the worst in the class» — Oisin asked the teacher, who said «I said no such thing, you're doing grand.» And Liam's class pretended all day that his birthday was «tomorrow»; Liam was miserable — till the surprise cake. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/28/) — «You lot are horrible,» he said, crying and laughing, and hugged everyone. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/29/) — Even good surprises are hard while they last. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/30/) — Being lied to by a friend can hurt twice: once for what they did, and again for the lie. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/31/) — Feeling angry, sad or stupid after being lied to is normal; talking to a trusted grown-up helps. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/32/) — When a grown-up breaks a promise and lies about it, it is okay to tell them how it felt. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/33/) — Being let down by someone else is not your fault; what you learned or earned still belongs to you. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/34/) — Lies that make you doubt your own memory are especially unfair; writing things down helps. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/35/) — When someone tricks you, the shame belongs to the person who lied, not to the one who trusted. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/36/) — Lies from family often hurt more than lies from strangers, because we trust family most. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/37/) — Being nice to someone's face and unkind behind their back is called being two-faced, and it is a kind of lying. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/38/) — If someone tells you a hurtful thing another person «said», check with that person directly. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/39/) — The lie often hurts more than the truth would have; «You could've just told me» is a common feeling. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/40/) — Some lies are told long ago to protect a child; finding out can still be upsetting, and talking about it helps. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/41/) — A surprise can feel like a lie while it is happening, so a kind surprise should not drag on too long. - ← previous: [The check that settles it](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/451-the-check-that-settles-it/) - next →: [Lied to by someone you love](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)