--- title: The group chat that turns — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The group chat that turns», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Forty-seven crying-laughing emojis. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/) [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 group chat that turns # The group chat that turns Lesson 479 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 32 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/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/1/) — Forty-seven crying-laughing emojis. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/3/) — Sam's phone buzzes all evening and he feels hot all over. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/4/) — He shows his mum; she screenshots it and emails the school. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/5/) — The photo comes down, the poster loses his phone for a month, and the teacher talks to the class about photos. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/6/) — Everyone who added an emoji was joining in, even if they didn't post it. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/7/) — A chat can turn on one person. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/8/) — Grace writes, «everyone leave if u think lily is a try-hard», and one by one: «Ellie left», «Jess left», «Ruby left». - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/9/) — Ellie admits later she left only so she wouldn't be the next one picked on. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/11/) — Mia's chat has a «weirdo of the week» game, and in week three it's her, for a cowboy hat. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/12/) — Mia leaves, tells her mum, and the game is stopped. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/13/) — Two girls post 🐸 every time Chloe writes anything, a secret code for «she's annoying» — still bullying, even with no words. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/15/) — Your own words travel too. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/16/) — Connor writes «Ollie smells like a bin lol» for a laugh, gets six laughing emojis, and the next day Ollie doesn't come to school. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/17/) — Connor has to say sorry to Ollie face to face, which is the worst bit. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/19/) — Kids post mean jokes about their teacher, Mr Okafor: «It's private, he'll never see it.» Someone's sister shows her mum, who is a teacher. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/20/) — Nothing online is truly private. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/21/) — Jake's mates make a «no nerds allowed» chat and add Sam by mistake; he scrolls up and sees himself called «Professor Sam». - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/22/) — His dad says, «Them lads don't get to decide who you are, son.» - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/23/) — You can leave, and you can stand up. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/25/) — He mutes it and quietly leaves, and nobody notices. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/26/) — When Grace removes the new girl Zofia, «she's not one of us», Lily adds her back: «She is now.» Two others send hearts. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/27/) — Sam keeps falling asleep in maths, because the chat is busiest at eleven at night, so Sam's mum rules that phones live in the kitchen from 8pm. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/28/) — Sam: «so unfair, it's giving prison». - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/29/) — Two weeks later he admits he's less grumpy. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/30/) — A pile-on is when many people in a group turn against one person; it is bullying even if each only adds an emoji or leaves. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/32/) — If a chat turns on you, don't reply in anger: screenshot it and show a grown-up. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/35/) — You can mute or leave any chat that makes you feel bad, and you don't owe anyone a reason. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/36/) — Codes and emojis aimed at one person to mock them are still bullying. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/37/) — Standing up for someone left out online can take just one message, and others often follow. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/38/) — Phones out of the bedroom at night help children sleep better and avoid late-night arguments. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/39/) — Gross or upsetting videos in a chat should be shown to a grown-up; you don't have to keep watching. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/40/) — Teachers and other grown-ups are real people with feelings, and mean posts about them can be found. - ← previous: [Three's a crowd, and the friend who picks someone else](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/478-threes-a-crowd-and-the-friend-who-picks-someone-else/) - next →: [The friend in the game you never met, and the fake friend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/480-the-friend-in-the-game-you-never-met-and-the-fake-friend/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)