Group3 - Part1

It's Ed's birthday and he hopes to get new rollerblades from his aunt. When he opens the gift, he finds a pair of socks. Ed says to his aunt, "Thank you, such a great gift." Why has Ed responded like this?

He does not want to show that he is disappointed with the gift, which would offend his aunt. He likes the socks that his aunt gave him. He realizes that rollerblading is unsafe and is happy that he did not get rollerblades. He wants his aunt to realize that he expected to get a different gift.

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Bob and Alice have just been physically intimate with each other. Usually Alice thinks that Bob is great in bed but for some reason tonight she just did not enjoy herself as much as usual. As they are lying in bed, Bob asks whether it was good for Alice. She responds: "No, it wasn't good at all." Why has Alice responded like this?

She wanted Bob to understand that it was not good. She did not want to show that she was angry. She did not want to upset Bob. She thought that it was good.

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Mandy asked her favorite aunt for a pet rabbit for her birthday. Today is her birthday. Her aunt has a big box with her and Mandy is sure it will contain a rabbit. But when she opens it, she finds a fish bowl with a goldfish. When her aunt asks her whether she likes the gift, Mandy says: "Not really. I wanted a pet rabbit." Why has Mandy responded in such a way?

She is very much fond of goldfish. She does not want to hurt her aunt by showing that she is upset with the present. She wants to re-gift the goldfish to her aunt. She wants her aunt to know that this is not the present that she wanted.

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Brianna's partner Derek invites her over to his house for dinner. She knows it is important to him that she occasionally spends time with his family, but she feels like she has seen way too much of them lately and would like some time to herself. Derek calls Brianna and tells her excitedly that his mom cooked her special spaghetti recipe and is eager to have Brianna over as a guest. Brianna responds: "I am tired of your family; I will not come." Why has Brianna responded like this?

She wants to keep good relationship with Derek and his family. She thinks that spending dinner with Derek's parents is a good idea. She wants to learn how to cook spaghetti. She thinks that spending dinner with Derek's parents is a bad idea.

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Lisa is taking a class with Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith is the mother of her best friend Ellie. Lisa is disappointed with the way class goes. Mrs. Smith is very disorganized and does not explain the material clearly. One day Ellie asks Lisa what she thinks about the class that her mom teaches. Lisa responds: "She is an awful teacher." Why has Lisa responded like this?

She does not want to hurt her friend by criticizing her mother. She is happy with the way Mrs. Smith teaches that class. She does not want to be friends with Ellie any more. She is unhappy with the way Mrs. Smith teaches that class.

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Brianna's partner Derek invites her over to his house for dinner. She knows it is important to him that she occasionally spends time with his family, but she feels like she has seen way too much of them lately and would like some time to herself. Derek calls Brianna and tells her excitedly that his mom cooked her special spaghetti recipe and is eager to have Brianna over as a guest. Brianna responds: "I am looking forward to it." Why has Brianna responded like this?

She thinks that spending dinner with Derek's parents is a good idea. She wants to keep a good relationship with Derek and his family. She wants to learn how to cook spaghetti. She thinks that spending dinner with Derek's parents is a bad idea.

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Dan is playing in the living room. He accidentally knocks over his mother's favorite vase. The vase falls down on the floor and breaks. When Dan's mother comes home, she immediately sees the broken vase. She asks Dan: "What happened to my vase?" Dan thinks about blaming it on his dog, but says, "I knocked it over. It was my fault, I'm sorry!" Why has Dan responded in such a way?

Because he does not want his mom to be angry with him for breaking the vase. Because he finds this vase ugly and wants to get rid of it. Because the dog has knocked over the vase, but Dan does not want his mom to be angry with the dog. Because he wants his mom to know that he knocked it over.

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One day Jane comes home to find her partner Anthony straightening up her apartment. At first Jane is delighted to have such a clean apartment, but she realizes that in the process of cleaning Anthony accidentally threw out a picture that was very important to Jane. Jane feels quite upset about losing this special item. Anthony senses that something is troubling Jane and asks if anything is wrong. Jane answers, "Everything is fine, dear. You did a great job of cleaning the apartment." Why has Jane responded like this?

She is happy that Anthony has cleaned the apartment and does not care about the picture that got thrown away. She shows him how angry she is with him for throwing out things without her consent. She wants to show that she is angry that Anthony has cleaned the apartment. She wants to show that she appreciates that Anthony has cleaned the apartment.

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Betty's partner Alex needs to have his wisdom teeth removed. The night before his appointment he tells Betty that he heard that the procedure is painful. He is very nervous about having his teeth removed. He asks Betty what her experience was like, hoping her response will calm his nerves. Betty thinks back to having her wisdom teeth removed and recalls that it hurt quite a bit. She says: "It was very painful." Why has Betty responded like this?

She wants Alex to know that wisdom tooth removal was not that painful for her after all. She wants Alex to know that wisdom tooth removal was extremely painful for her. Betty values her relationship with her partner and does not want to get into an argument with him. Betty does not want to put additional stress on her partner by telling him the truth.

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Samantha and her partner Andy are having a conversation about their relationship. In the past, the two of them had some difficulties, but for the last few months things have been absolutely great. Andy tells Samantha that even when things were not going well, breaking up was never an option for him. He asks if Samantha had ever considered ending the relationship. Although she is currently very happy in the relationship, in the past she had considered ending the relationship several times. Samantha says, " Of course not, I have never considered breaking up with you." Why has Samantha responded like this?

She has never thought seriously about breaking up with him. She is disappointed with their current relationship and wants to end it. She wants Andy to realize that she has thought about breaking up with him. She values their current relationship and does not want to jeopardize it by discussing her past thoughts.

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Jim and his roommate Mike are taking a course together. The night before Mike must give his first presentation, he tells Jim that he is extremely nervous and is worried that he will do poorly. The next day he gives his presentation and sounds very nervous. After class Mike asks Jim whether he sounded nervous. Jim answers, "I don't think so, no." Why has Jim responded like this?

Jim wanted Mike to understand that he needs to deal with his nervousness during public speaking. Jim thought that Mike did not seem to be that nervous after all. Jim missed Mike's presentation and had no idea whether Mike was nervous or not. He wanted to support Mike and not make him even more nervous during public speaking in the future.

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It's Robert's birthday. Monica gives him a gift. Robert opens the package and finds a tie that he does not like. He says: "Thanks. Really, I love it... it's beautiful!" Why has Robert responded in such a way?

He does not like to celebrate his birthday and wants it to be over with. He wants Monica to understand that he dislikes her gift. He does not want to hurt Monica by saying that he dislikes the gift. He likes the gift very much.

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Mary sets up a date for her best friend Annie and her brother Mike. The date does not go well. Annie finds Mike boring and does not want to be in a relationship with him. After the date, Mary asks Annie what she thought of her date with Mike. Annie says, "I had an unbelievable time." Why has Annie responded like this?

Annie had a great time with Mike. Annie does not want to be friends with Mary any more. Annie does not want to upset her friend. Annie wants Mary to know that the date was a disaster.

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One day Jane comes home to find her partner Anthony straightening up her apartment. At first Jane is delighted to have such a clean apartment, but she realizes that in the process of cleaning Anthony accidentally threw out a picture that was very important to Jane. Jane feels quite upset about losing this special item. Anthony senses that something is troubling Jane and asks if anything is wrong. Jane answers, "I am very upset. You threw out my favorite picture." Why has Jane responded like this?

She shows him how angry she is with him for throwing out things without her consent. She is happy that Anthony has cleaned the apartment and does not care about things that got thrown away. She wants to end her relationship with Anthony. She is appreciative for Anthony cleaning the apartment and wants to support his initiative.

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One night at a party Lucy and her best friend Mary are talking with some acquaintances. Mary tells a joke. It is clear that nobody is laughing, and one of the guys at the party comments that Mary should stop trying to be funny. Mary shrugs off his comment at first, but later approaches Lucy and asks her whether she thought her joke was funny. Lucy says, "Your jokes are not funny." Why has Lucy responded like this?

Lucy thought that that Mary's jokes were hilarious. Lucy wanted Mary to understand that her jokes were not humorous. Lucy did not want Mary to feel awkward at this party. Lucy is afraid to get in trouble for telling Mary the truth.

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Mandy asked her favorite aunt for a pet rabbit for her birthday. Today it is her birthday. Her aunt has a big box with her and Mandy feels sure it will contain a rabbit. But when she opens it, she finds a fish bowl with a goldfish. When her aunt asks her whether she likes the gift, Mandy says: "It's... great!" Why has Mandy responded in such a way?

She does not want to hurt her aunt by showing that she is upset with the present. She wants her aunt to know that this is not the present that she wanted. She thinks that she can return a goldfish to the pet store and get a refund. She is very much fond of goldfish.

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It's Robert's birthday. Monica gives him a gift. Robert opens the package and finds a tie that he doesn't like. He says: "Thanks... but I don't like the color." Why has Robert responded in such a way?

Because he wants Monica to understand that he dislikes her gift. Because he does not want to hurt Monica by saying that he dislikes the gift. Because he likes the gift very much. Because he does not like to celebrate his birthday and wants it to be over with.

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Katie, John's wife, just got a new haircut that she is really excited about. John, on the other hand, is not a fan of it. Katie asks John if he likes her new style. John responds, "It looks amazing." Why has John responded like this?

He sees how excited Katie is about the haircut and does not want to ruin her good mood. He thinks that a new haircut suits his wife. He wants to stress out that this haircut does not compliment Katie. John does not care about Katie or her haircut.

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Marika baked an apple pie today. She spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen making the pie. Marika gave Lars a piece of her pie. Lars takes a big bite. He finds it disgusting. When Marika asks: "Do you like my apple pie?", Lars says: "Not really, it is revolting." Why has Lars responded in such a way?

He dislikes the unusual taste of Marika's pie. He does not want Marika to feel bad about her mediocre baking skills. He likes the unusual taste of Marika's pie. He wants Marika to know what a great baker she is.

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It was Christmas Eve. Sally was so excited about Christmas that she couldn't sleep. She got out of bed and walked to the tree. Sally found a present with her name on it, and opened the wrapping. It was a red sweater. Sally carefully rewrapped the sweater and put it back under the tree. The next morning the family opened their Christmas presents. When Sally was opening her present her mother asked her, "Sally, are you surprised?" Sally answered, "No, I knew that I would get a red sweater." Why has Sally responded in such a way?

Sally thought that the sweater was meant for someone else. Sally wanted to confess that she opened her present a night before Christmas. Sally forgot that the sweater was the present that she opened last night. Sally was ashamed to acknowledge that she opened up the present.

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Peter hates eating boiled sprouts. His mother tells him that they will eat boiled sprouts tonight. Peter tells his mother: "I do not like boiled sprouts." Why has Peter responded in such a way?

He does not want to hurt his mother by not eating the food she made. He wants to avoid eating boiled sprouts. He does not want to get in trouble for eating boiled sprouts. He wants to have boiled sprouts every night.

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Hiroshi and Taro are very close friends and usually play together. One day Hiroshi was careless and broke Taro's remote control car. Taro felt sad and felt like crying. He said to Hirosho, "I am so upset. You broke my favorite toy." Why has Taro responded like this?

Taro wanted Hiroshi to feel bad for breaking his toy. This was one of Taro's oldest remote control cars that he did not like too much. Taro is happy that Hiroshi is not going to play with his remote control cars any more. Friendship was more important for Taro than a broken remote control car.

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Oscar did not want to go to work. He wanted to go to a hockey game with his buddies. So Oscar called in sick at work. At the game, Oscar was having so much fun that he didn't notice his boss sitting a few rows behind him. The boss recognized Oscar. Oscar did not see his boss at all throughout the game. The next day at work, the boss called Oscar into his office. He asked Oscar, "Did you get a lot of rest yesterday?" Oscar replied, "No, I spent the day at a hockey game." Why has Oscar responded in such a way?

He did spend some time resting in bed. He did not want to get in trouble with his boss by admitting that he lied to him. He has realized that the boss was at the game. He wanted to be honest with his boss and felt bad about lying.

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Henry is sitting at the desk with his books, but instead of studying he is watching TV. Suddenly he hears his mother coming and he switches off the TV with the remote control and grabs the textbook. His mother comes in the room and asks, "What were you doing?" Henry responds: "Watching TV." Why has he responded in such a way?

Because he does not want to offend his mom by not reading the books that she gave him. Because he does not want to get in trouble for not studying. Because he wants his mom to believe that he has been reading. Because he had been watching TV for some time.

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Katie, John's wife, just got a new haircut that she is really excited about. John, on the other hand, is not a fan of it. Katie asks John if he likes her new style. John responds, "It does not look flattering on you." Why has John responded like this?

He wants to stress out that this haircut does not compliment Katie. He thinks that a new haircut looks good. He does not want to ruin Katie's good mood. He does not want to get into an argument with Katie.

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Bob and Alice have just been physically intimate with each other. Usually Alice thinks that Bob is great in bed but for some reason tonight she just did not enjoy herself as much as usual. As they are lying in bed, Bob asks whether it was good for Alice. She kisses him and responds: "Of course, darling." Why has Alice responded like this?

She did not want to upset Bob by telling him the truth. She wanted Bob to understand that it was awful. She thought that it was good. She did not want to show Bob that she was angry by telling him the truth.

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Marika baked an apple pie today. She spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen baking it. Marika gives Lars a piece of her pie. Lars takes a big bite. He finds it disgusting. When Marika asks: "Do you like my apple pie?", Lars says: "Oh, yes, it is tasty." Why has Lars responded in such a way?

He likes the unusual taste of Marika's pie. He wants Marika to know what a great baker she is. He dislikes the unusual taste of Marika's pie. He does not want Marika to feel bad about her mediocre baking skills.

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Mary sets up a date for her best friend Annie and her brother Mike. The date does not go well. Annie finds Mike boring and does not want to be in a relationship with him. After the date, Mary asks Annie what she thought of her date with Mike. Annie says, "I had the worst date of my life." Why has Annie responded like this?

Annie does not want to upset her friend. Annie wants Mary to know that the date was a disaster. Annie had a great time with Mike. Annie does not want to be friends with Mary any more.

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Lisa is taking a class with Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith is the mother of her best friend Ellie. Lisa is disappointed with the way class goes. Mrs. Smith is very disorganized and does not explain the material clearly. One day Ellie asks Lisa what she thinks about the class that her mom teaches. Lisa responds: "She is a great teacher." Why has Lisa responded like this?

She does not want to hurt her friend by criticizing her mother. She does not want to be friends with Ellie any more. She is happy with the way Mrs. Smith teaches that class. She is unhappy with the way Mrs. Smith teaches that class.

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Henry is sitting at the desk with his books, but instead of studying he is watching TV. Suddenly he hears his mother coming and he switches off the TV with the remote control and grabs the textbook. His mother comes in the room and asks, "What are you doing?" Henry responds: "Reading." Why has Henry responded in such a way?

He wants his mom to believe that he has been watching TV. He does not want to get into trouble for not studying. He has been reading for some time. He does not want to offend his mom by not reading the books that she gave him.

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Samantha and her partner are having a conversation about their relationship. In the past the two of them had some difficulties, but for the last few months things have been absolutely great. He tells Samantha that even when things were not going well, breaking up was never an option for him. He asks if Samantha had ever considered ending the relationship. Although she is currently very happy in the relationship, in the past she had considered ending the relationship several times. Samantha says, "I have considered breaking up with you multiple times." Why has Samantha responded like this?

She values their current relationships and does not want to hurt them by discussing things from the past. She is disappointed with their current relationship and wants to end it. She wants Andy to know that she has never thought about breaking up with him. She wants Andy to know that she has thought about breaking up with him.

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Hiroshi and Taro are very close friends and they usually play together. One day Hiroshi was careless and broke Taro's remote control car. Taro felt sad and felt like crying. He said to Hirosho, "Don't worry. The remote control car is old and unnecessary." Why has Taro responded like this?

This was one of Taro's oldest remote control cars that he did not like too much. Taro wanted Hiroshi to feel bad for breaking his toy. Taro was sad because he liked this toy. Friendship was more important for Taro than a broken remote control car.

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It was Christmas Eve. Sally was so excited about Christmas that she couldn't sleep. She got out of bed and walked to the tree. She found a present with her name on it, and opened the wrapping. It was a red sweater. Sally carefully rewrapped the sweater and put it back under the tree. The next morning the family opened their Christmas presents. When Sally was opening her present her mother asked her, "Sally, are you surprised?" Sally answered, "Yes, I had no idea I was going to get a red sweater!" Why has Sally responded in such a way?

Sally forgot that the sweater was the present that she saw last night. Sally was ashamed to acknowledge that she opened up the present. Sally wanted to confess that she opened her present a night before Christmas. Sally thought that the sweater was meant for someone else.

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It's Ed's birthday and his aunt gives him a gift. Ed hopes to get new rollerblades. When he opens the gift, he finds a pair of socks. Ed says to his aunt, "This is not a gift that I wanted." Why has Ed responded like this?

He likes the socks that his aunt gave him. He does not want to show that he is disappointed with the gift, which would offend his aunt. He realizes that rollerblading is unsafe and is happy that he did not get rollerblades. He wants his aunt to realize that he expected to get a different gift.

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Betty's partner needs to have his wisdom teeth removed. The night before his appointment, he tells Betty that he heard that the procedure can be painful. He is very nervous about having his teeth removed. He asks Betty what her experience was like, hoping her response will calm his nerves. Betty thinks back to having her wisdom teeth removed and recalls that it hurt quite a bit. She says: "It wasn't bad." Why has Betty responded like this?

Wisdom tooth removal was not that painful for Betty after all. Wisdom tooth removal was extremely painful for Betty. Betty does not want to put additional stress on her partner by telling him the truth. Betty values her relationship with her partner and does not want to get into an argument with him.

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Jim and his roommate Mike are taking a course together. The night before Mike must give his first presentation he tells Jim that he is extremely nervous and is worried that he will do poorly. The next day he gives his presentation and sounds very nervous. After class Mike asks Jim whether he sounded nervous. Jim answers, "You were extremely nervous." Why has Jim responded like this?

Jim missed Mike's presentation, but did not want to confess it. He wanted to support Mike and not make him even more nervous during public speaking in future. Jim wanted Mike to understand that he needs to deal with his nervousness during public speaking. Jim thought that Mike did not seem to be that nervous after all.

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Dan is playing in the living room. He accidentally knocks over his mother's favorite vase. The vase falls down on the floor and breaks. When Dan's mother comes home, she immediately sees the broken vase. She asks Dan: "What happened to my vase?" Dan says, "The dog knocked it over. It wasn't my fault!" Why has Dan responded in such a way?

Dan does not want his mom to be angry with him for breaking the vase. Dan finds this vase ugly and wants to get rid of it. Dan wants his mom to know that he knocked it over. Dan thinks that the dog has knocked over the vase.

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Peter hates eating boiled sprouts. His mother tells him that they will eat boiled sprouts tonight. Peter tells his mother: "I don't think I can eat, I have a terrible stomach-ache." Why has Peter responded in such a way?

He wants to have boiled sprouts every night. He is experiencing some severe stomach pain. He does not want to get in trouble with mom for eating boiled sprouts. He wants to avoid eating boiled sprouts.

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Oscar did not want to go to work. He wanted to go to a hockey game with his buddies. So Oscar called in sick at work. At the game, Oscar was having so much fun that he didn't notice his boss sitting a few rows behind him. The boss recognized Oscar. Oscar did not see his boss at all throughout the game. The next day at work, the boss called Oscar into his office. He asked Oscar, "Did you get a lot of rest yesterday?" Oscar replied, "Yes, the day of bed rest cured me." Why has Oscar responded in such a way?

He did spend some time resting in bed. He realized that the boss was at the game and saw him. He did not want to get in trouble with his boss by admitting that he lied to him. He wanted to be honest with his boss.

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One night at a party Lucy and her best friend Mary are talking with some acquaintances. Mary tells a joke. It is clear that nobody is laughing, and one of the guys at the party comments that Mary should stop trying to be funny. Mary shrugs off his comment at first, but later approaches Lucy and asks her whether she thought her joke was funny. Lucy says, "Of course, you're so funny!" Why has Lucy responded like this?

Lucy wanted Mary to understand that her jokes were not humorous. Lucy thought that that Mary's jokes were hilarious. Lucy did not want Mary to feel awkward at this party. Lucy was afraid to get in trouble with guests of the party for telling Mary the truth.

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