--- title: Enemies who became friends, and ones who never did — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Enemies who became friends, and ones who never did», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Dean has had it in for Sam since Year 2. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/) [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/) / Enemies who became friends, and ones w… # Enemies who became friends, and ones who never did Lesson 484 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/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/0/) — Dean has had it in for Sam since Year 2. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/2/) — They start sitting together at lunch. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/3/) — Dean still calls him «Sam-wise», but now it sounds friendly. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/4/) — Connor and Tyler, rival strikers for two schools, both get picked for the county under-11s: «Pass it, then!» «You pass it!» By the third match they're scoring off each other's passes. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/5/) — Working together can turn enemies into mates. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/6/) — Mia's worst enemy, Harper, moves in next door, and their mums decide the girls will walk to school together. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/7/) — «Literally kill me now,» says Mia, which means «this is terrible». - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/8/) — After a month of walks they find they both hate the same teacher's jokes and love the same band. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/9/) — Friends by Halloween. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/10/) — Maddie and Ellie hated each other all through Year 3; in Year 4 Ellie's dad dies suddenly, and Maddie, not knowing what to do, makes a card with a drawing of Ellie's dog. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/11/) — Ellie keeps it in her bag for a year. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/12/) — Not best friends, but the war is over for good. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/13/) — Some enemies stay enemies. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/14/) — Kieran and Jake have been tried by everyone, teachers and mums: «He's just a wasteman,» says Kieran (London slang for a useless person). - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/15/) — They agree, without saying so, to stay out of each other's way: no fights, no friendship, just a nod. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/16/) — After Grace spread Lily's secret, Lily tried to make up once, and Grace laughed. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/17/) — Lily finds kind friends, and seeing Grace in the corridor stops hurting by Christmas. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/18/) — Chloe and Bella are still frenemies in Year 6 (a frenemy is nice alone, nasty in a group); Chloe stays polite but stops sharing secrets. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/19/) — Some peace comes years later. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/21/) — Sam laughs: it's fine now. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/22/) — Sam's dad's old school bully found him on Facebook twenty years on: «I was horrible to you. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/24/) — All good.» And Mill Lane and Station Road, who fought for years, hold a joint street party with bunting, a bouncy castle and a tug of war that ends in a draw and a heap of kids. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/26/) — Rivals who respect each other's skill can become good teammates. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/27/) — Spending time close together sometimes turns enemies into friends; it is worth giving it time before deciding. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/28/) — Kindness at someone's saddest time, like a card when a parent dies, can end a long feud. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/29/) — Not every enemy becomes a friend; peaceful distance, with no fights and a polite nod, is a fine ending too. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/30/) — Not every broken friendship can be fixed; it is all right to let it go and look after the good ones. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/31/) — Some people keep being unkind; you can stay polite but keep your distance and your secrets. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/32/) — People can change as they grow up, and an old sorry still counts. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/33/) — Some people who bullied others were having a hard time themselves; that explains it but doesn't make it OK. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/34/) — It is never too late to say sorry, or to accept one. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/484-enemies-who-became-friends-and-ones-who-never-did/35/) — A shared event, like a street party, can help two groups make peace. - ← previous: [Neighbours who don't speak and the friendly shopkeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/483-neighbours-who-dont-speak-and-the-friendly-shopkeeper/) - next →: [What a real friend is](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/485-what-a-real-friend-is/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)