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OPINIONS

• Sandra confessed to Peter that warning Carol about the kiss between her boyfriend and Sharon had been a big mistake.
• Sandra also thought that Carol didn't know who real friends were.
• Peter told Sandra that she had been only trying to help Carol and she would soon forget about the matter.

LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS

Sandra: You were right, Peter.

Peter: Did you speak to Carol?

Sandra: Yes, I did. And it was a big mistake. I should have listened to you

Peter: Why? What happened?

Sandra: I told her I had seen Terry at the disco with Sharon . But she just got angry with me.

She accused me of exaggerating the whole thing. And she said I was just jealous because I didn't have a boy friend . What a cheek!

Peter: I told you not to get involved.

Sandra: I know. I shouldn't have said anything.

Peter: Wasn't she annoyed with Terry?

Sandra: No. She said she was sure he could explain everything.

Peter: Oh well, never mind. You were only trying to help. She'll soon forget about it.

Sandra: Yes, I suppose so. The trouble with Carol is that she doesn't know who real friends are.

ARGUMENTATIONS

Sandra's argumentations were that:

if she didn't tell Carol about the kiss between her boyfriend and Sharon, Carol  wouldn't get angry with Sandra.

I didn't find Peter's argumentations .

REACTIONS

Carol's reactions were that:

She accused Sandra of exaggerating the matter;

Carol added that Sandra had just been jealous because she hadn't got a boyfriend yet.

CONSEQUENCES

The consequences were that Carol got angry with Sandra because she didn't believe her and if Carol spoke with Terry, he would explain everything to her.