Forgiving Lesson 454 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 50 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 .
0 After Chloe spilled Mia's secret and lied about it, she came to Mia with a real sorry — not a mumbled «soz», but «I told your secret and then lied about it, and that was horrible. 1 I'm sorry.» A real sorry names what happened. 2 Mia said, «Okay. 3 I forgive you. 4 But I'm not telling you secrets for a while.» «Fair,» said Chloe. 5 A month later they were friends again. 6 Liam's teacher put it this way: «Forgiving isn't saying it was okay. 7 It's saying you won't keep punishing them for it.» 8 Forgiving doesn't cancel what's fair. 9 Aisha forgave the friend who pretended she'd paid back £5 — and asked her to pay it back. 11 «I forgive you, but you have to come to the next one.» She came, with a cake. 12 Sophie lied to her mum about where she'd been. 13 Mum said, «I forgive you. 14 But you'll text me every time for a month.» Sophie grumbled, but did it, and after a month Mum said «Thank you — I trust you again.» Rules after a lie aren't revenge; they're rebuilding. 15 Late truth is still truth. 16 Leo's big brother said Leo broke the telly, and Leo got grounded. 17 A week later the brother couldn't stand it and confessed. 18 Leo was raging («raging» means furious), then his brother gave him his Xbox time for a week and said sorry to Mum and Dad too. 19 Leo forgave him. 20 In Kai's class a girl lied about Kai to the teacher out of jealousy. 21 When it came out, she cried and said sorry. 22 Kai said, «It's okay. 23 Just don't do it again.» By the end of the year they were friends. 24 People who've done wrong can change; forgiving gives them the chance. 25 Forgiving can take time, and you don't always have to feel it straight away. 26 Jack's dad said, «I let you down and lied about it. 28 Saying «I'm still upset, but I'm trying» is honest. 29 Callum's mate in Glasgow kept telling lies — about his games, his dad, his football. 30 Callum forgave him every time. 31 Then one day: «Mate, I'll stay pals, but I'm no believing anything you say till you stop.» His mate went quiet, then slowly stopped. 32 Sometimes there's no sorry at all. 33 Theo's friend lied about him in a group chat and never apologised. 34 Theo stopped being friends with him. 35 Months later, Theo said hi in the corridor; he felt lighter, though they never became close again. 36 Forgiving can mean letting go for yourself. 37 And in Kirsty's family in Aberdeen the rule was: «Tell the truth straight away — half the trouble.» Her brother broke a lamp, told Mum at once, and only had to help clean up. 38 Forgiveness comes easier when the truth comes fast. 39 You can forgive and still remember the lesson; that isn't a grudge, it's being wise. 40 Forgiving means choosing not to keep punishing someone; it does not mean saying what they did was okay. 41 A real apology names what happened, for example «I told your secret and then lied about it». 42 You can forgive someone and still be careful about trusting them for a while. 43 Forgiving does not cancel what is fair; money borrowed should still be paid back. 44 Rules or conditions after a lie, like texting home for a month, are for rebuilding trust, not for revenge. 45 Owning up late is better than never owning up; making things right helps forgiveness. 46 Forgiveness can take time; it is honest to say «I'm still upset, but I'm trying». 47 You can forgive a friend who lies often and still tell them you won't believe them until they stop. 48 Forgiving can mean letting go of anger for your own sake, even without a sorry. 49 Telling the truth quickly usually means smaller trouble and easier forgiveness. 50 People who have done wrong can change, and forgiveness gives them the chance. 51 You can forgive and still remember what happened; remembering the lesson is not the same as holding a grudge. ← previous Lied to by someone you lovenext → Trusting again↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/454-forgiving/