--- title: Lied to by someone you love — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Lied to by someone you love», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: There were whispers, closed doors and tight smiles. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/) [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/) / Lied to by someone you love # Lied to by someone you love Lesson 453 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 46 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/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/1/) — There were whispers, closed doors and tight smiles. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/2/) — When they finally told her, Ava said, «I knew. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/3/) — Everyone was whispering.» She was hurt that they hadn't trusted her. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/4/) — Dad said, «You're right, love. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/5/) — We should've told you sooner.» Grown-ups often hide hard things to protect children — but children usually notice that something is wrong, and not knowing can be scarier than the truth. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/6/) — People we love sometimes lie about worries. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/7/) — Sophie's mum said the school trip money was «no problem»; later Sophie heard her on the phone asking to borrow money, and felt guilty. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/8/) — Mum hugged her: «It's my job to worry about money, not yours. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/9/) — But thank you for caring.» Ben's gran said her hospital visit was «just a check-up». - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/10/) — It was something bigger, and Ben found out from his cousin. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/11/) — He told Gran it hurt to hear it that way. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/12/) — Gran held his hand and told him everything, gently. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/13/) — When someone you love keeps a scary truth from you, it's usually out of love — and it's still okay to ask for the truth. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/14/) — Some lies come from shame. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/15/) — Oisin's da said he'd stopped smoking. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/16/) — Oisin could smell it on his coat. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/19/) — It's hard.» They made a plan together. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/21/) — It had died, and he bought a new one, hoping she wouldn't notice. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/22/) — She noticed — the patch was the wrong colour — and was more upset about the swap than the death. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/23/) — Dad said sorry, and they had a little funeral for the first hamster. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/25/) — Not every broken promise is a lie. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/26/) — Kai's mum promised «no more moving houses». - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/27/) — A year later they moved again, because of her job and the rent. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/28/) — Kai felt lied to. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/29/) — Mum said, «I didn't lie, love, I hoped. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/30/) — I should've said I hoped.» Zara's best friend said she was moving school «maybe next year» — and went the next month; she couldn't face saying goodbye. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/31/) — Mia's big sister promised the cinema on Saturday, then went with her mates and said «Something came up.» Mia saw her photos and felt crushed; her sister said sorry, and they went the next Saturday. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/32/) — You can love someone and still not trust their promises. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/33/) — Leo's uncle in Pittsburgh always said he'd «pay you back next week, buddy» for borrowed pocket money — and never did. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/34/) — Leo's mum told him to stop lending; Leo was sad, because he liked his uncle. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/35/) — Both can be true. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/38/) — Maybe in the summer.» It's fine to ask the people you love for clear answers. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/39/) — Most will give them. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/40/) — Grown-ups sometimes hide hard news, like a family splitting up, to protect children. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/41/) — Children often notice when something is wrong — whispering, closed doors, tense smiles. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/42/) — Not knowing can be scarier than knowing; it is okay to say «I know something's going on. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/43/) — Please tell me.» - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/44/) — Grown-ups sometimes hide money worries; worrying about money is their job, not the child's. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/45/) — Hearing hard news from someone else instead of from the person can hurt; saying so can help. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/46/) — People sometimes lie about things they are ashamed of, like failing to stop a habit; saying it kindly can help them be honest. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/47/) — Children can usually handle sad truths, like a pet dying, when they are told with love. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/48/) — Some broken promises are hopes that did not come true rather than lies. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/49/) — A «maybe» can hide a «definitely» when someone dreads giving bad news. - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/50/) — You can love someone and still not trust their promises; both can be true. - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/51/) — «We'll see» often means a soft no; it is okay to ask for a clear answer. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/453-lied-to-by-someone-you-love/52/) — People we love most can hurt us most; telling them how it felt is how things get better. - ← previous: [Being lied to and how it feels](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/) - next →: [Forgiving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/454-forgiving/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)