Read the Following Conversation and Then Answer Questions

question 1

Multiple Choice

Read the following conversation and then answer questions
Marissa: You've been on the phone for an hour-get off!
Nicole: Okay.
Marissa: Now!
[ tells her friend she will call her later and hangs up.]
Marissa: Thank you.
Nicole: Ask a little more nicely next time.
-In the conversation above, Nicole's line, "Ask a little more nicely next time" is a

• A) one-down message.
• B) one-up message.
• C) control neutrality message.
• D) one-across message.

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