Meta Model- NLP- JUNE 2022

Each of the following sentences contains one or more meta model

patterns. For each sentence:

- Identify all the meta model patterns (violations)

- Write the most appropriate question (response) to ask for each
pattern

1. He learned quickly.
- Ly adverb
- What did he learn quickly? How much time duration is quickly?
- Simple deletion
- Who learnt?
- What did he learn?

2. I tried that.
- lack of referential index
- Tried what
- try is negative connotation. +What did you actually do to try?

3. Anita saw that she could find out.

- Possibility
- Lack of referential index. +What did Anita actually see to
conclude possibility?
- Who is she?
- Simple deletion- incomplete information

+Find out what?

4. I always get the wrong end of the stick.

- Universal quantifier
- How do know it is always
- Was there any time +when you were at the right end of the stick?
- What is the right end of the stick
- What makes you think you get to the wrong
- Was there any instance when you were right
- Value judgement

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5. Each time he comes, I feel left out.
- Universal quantifier
+how many times it has been so far. How often you have felt left out
in those times.
- Lack of referential index
- Was there any time you felt not left out
- Cause -effect
- What is meant by left out?
+what is the connection between him coming and you feeling left
out.
- Vague verb

6. Everybody is going punk these days.

- Universal quantifier- every
- Value judgement
- How do we know everybody is…
+who all are included in every body?
- What is meant by these days
- Simple deletion- these days
- Who is everybody
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7. Any time you are here, I feel good.

- Cause – effect
- Universal quantifier
+is it any time of the day or it means as many times?
- Who is you?
- What makes you feel good?
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8. That is important.
- Lack of referential index- that
- What is that?
- Simple deletion- no complete information
- Value judgement
- What makes you think it is important
+important for what and for whom?

9. I always found salsa enjoyable.

- Universal quantifier
- Enjoyable- unspecified or vague verb
- What exactly is enjoyable
- Was there any time you did not find salsa enjoyable
- What do you mean by salsa
+ What of salsa is enjoyable?

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 10. Women look better in dresses.
- Simple deletion
- Comparative deletion
- Women look better than what?
- Value judgement
+vague: Which women?

11. My resentment stopped me from having a good understanding.

- Lack of referential index
- Resentment of what?
- Good understanding of what?
+Resentment towards what?
+understanding of what?
+how do you know that it's your resentment that stopped you❓
+what is good understanding?

12. I regret my decision.

- Lack of referential index
- Which decision?

13. I was annoyed by the confrontation.

- Lack of referential index
- Annoyed by what?
- What confrontation
- With whom
+ What makes you say it was a confrontation?

14. Your willingness to take this test is a demonstration of your belief in

commitments.
- Lack of referential index
- Willingness to take – which test
- Which belief
- Commitment of what?
+how is willingness demonstrated?
+What's the connection between the willingness and the commitments?

15. When you see it, take it.

- Lack of referential index
- See what?
- Take what?

16. It’s sick to feel sad about nothing.

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 - Value judgement
- Simple deletion
- Lack of referential index
- How can one feel sad about nothing
- Vague or unspecified verb
- Nothing does not specify anything

17. You should not stay out so late.

- You -lack of referential index
- Model operator of necessities
- Comparative deletion
- Late as compared to what
- What would happen if you stay out late?
- Late means how late?
- Who says it is bad to stay out?
- How do you know it is late?
+what is bad in it?

18. If he loved me, he would have known what I wanted.

- Lack of referential index-I/ he
- Complex equivalence
- Love- unspecified
- How would know he loved you
- Model operator of possibility – would
- What I wanted- vague
- Simple deletion
- Possibility – not confirmed- so no mind read

19. Entrepreneurs are brilliant.

- Value judgement
- Lack of referential index-
- which entrepreneurs
- Brilliant means what?
- How do you know brilliant
- Unspecified vague verb
- Simple deletions- entrepreneur

20. People who can’t write shouldn’t do it at all.

- Value judgement
- Lack of referential index- people/it
- Whom do you refer to as people?
- Should not do what?
- Model operator of impossibility/ cant
- Model operator of possibility / should

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 - Universal quantifier/people
- All- is not individual
- should- model operator of necessity
- What would happen if they did?

21. Obviously he will have to resign.

- He -lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- compulsion
- Resign from what
- Ly adverbs
- Have- model operator of necessity
- What would happen if he does not resign?

22. It is necessary to answer the question on this test.

- Lack of referential index- it does not specify
- Which question
- Which test
-
- Simple deletion
-
- Necessary-Model operator of necessity
- What would happen if you did not answer?

23. I have a bad memory.

- Value judgement
- Comparative deletion- bad in comparison to what
- Lack of referential index
- How do know you have a bad memory
- Simple deletion
- Comparative deletion
- Universal quantifier- check
- Do you know any instance where you had a good memory?
- Are there any instance where you had a good memory
- Have- Model operator of necessity
- What would happen if you did have one?
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24. We must make a change around here.

- Must- Model operator of necessity
- What would happen if you do not make a change?
- We- lack of referential index
- Who must make a change?
- Make- vague verb

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 - Change-what kind of change
- Around here- where?

25. I can’t talk to him because he is angry with me.

- Lack of referential index
- Cant talk to whom?
- Cause-effect
- How do you know he is angry?
- What makes you think he is angry?
+how is your not talking related to his being angry?

26. You aren’t sad.

- Lack of referential index
- Who are you referring to as- you?
+Value judgement: what makes you conclude about other being sad?

27. Bala is feeling insecure about his name these days.

- Lack of referential index
- Which days?
+value judgement:insecure
How do you l what Bala is feeling? And that the feeling is insecurity?
+What name?

28. He believes in me.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
+Value judgement: believes
How do know about his belief?

29. He doesn’t talk to me after work because he’s too tired.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- Simple deletion
- How do you know he is tired?
+cause & effect: because
What is the connection between not talking and tired?
+What work?

30. She makes me angry.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is she?
+What does she do that angers you❓
+What happens to you when you are angry?

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31. Our relationship is going downhill.
- Lack of referential index
- relationship with whom?
- Simple deletion
- How do you know it is going down hill?
+ What is downhill?

32. He causes me so much pain.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- Simple deletion
+How do you know he is the cause?
+What exactly does he do that cause you pain?
+How much is so much? Compared to what?

33. I’m upset because you’re late.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
+What is late?

34. If you are going to cry, I’m leaving.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
- Cause -effect
+how do you know that you are going to cry?

35. He is always trying to get at me.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
+What does he do to try?
+In what way does he get at you❓

36. You must not make a mistake.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
- Must- model operator of necessity
- What would happen if you committed a mistake?
+Mistake in what?
+How to know that it's a mistake?

37. It was her friendly smile that made me walk over and say hi.
- Lack of referential index

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 - Who is she?
+What makes the smile friendly?
+How is her smile connected to your walking over?
+Walk over towards what?
+Say hi to whom?

38. He’s always yelling at me. He hates me

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- How do you know he hates you
- Were there any other occasion when he was yelling and he did
not display emotion of hate?
- Complex equivalence
- How does yelling be equated to hating?
- Are there times, when he yelled but not hated?

39. Smiling means you like me.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
- Mind read- positive / negative
+Smiling at whom? For what?

40. He always hangs around. He’s lazy.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- Complex equivalence
- How is his hanging around linked to laziness?
+how do you know he is hanging around?
+what is always? How often is always?

41. That tone of voice lets me know that you care.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
- mind read
- it is a positive quality- so no chunking down

42. I just couldn’t refuse that.

- Lack of referential index

- What is that?
- couldn’t – perceived consequence
- What will happen if you refuse
+ What does couldn't mean?

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43. You ought to listen to me when I talk to you.

- Lack of referential index

- Who is you?
- Ought to- model operator of necessity
- What would happen, if you did not listen?
- How are you certain that he would not listen to you?

44. I have a lot of fear.

- Have- model operator of necessity
- Value judgement:fear
- How do you know you have lot of fear?
+how much is lot?

45. You are doing that only to annoy me.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
+How do know that it's only to annoy?
+doing what?
How is doing by me related to your annoyance?

46. The news made me upset.

- Which news?
+How are the two related h news and upset?

47. His voice irritates me.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
- What is the basis?
- Cause- effect
- How does his voice cause you to be irritated?

48. His presence makes me uncomfortable.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is he?
+how does his presence make you uncomfortable?
+What about his presence is discomforting for you?

49. I am frightened of failure.

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 - Value judgment
+failure in what?
+have you failed and not feel frightened?
+what is failure for you?
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50. She is always late, she doesn’t care.

- Lack of referential index
- Who is you?
+who is she?
+How many times is always?
+late in comparison to?
+how do you know she doesn't care?
+how is care seen?

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