--- title: Responsibility, independence and curiosity — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Responsibility, independence and curiosity», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Being responsible means doing the jobs you have agreed to do, even when nobody reminds you, because people and animals depend --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Responsibility, independence and curio… # Responsibility, independence and curiosity Lesson 101 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 19 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/0/) — Being responsible means doing the jobs you have agreed to do, even when nobody reminds you, because people and animals depend on you. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/1/) — Independence grows step by step: you show your parents you can do something safely, like walking a route with them, and then they let you do it alone. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/2/) — Curiosity is how we learn: asking «why?» and then looking for the answer yourself in books or with an adult makes you a strong learner. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/3/) — For example, a boy in Ohio who feeds the family cat every morning without being asked shows he can be trusted with bigger things. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/4/) — A pet depends on you, so a chore like feeding it must be done every day, without being reminded. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/6/) — A checklist or a plan helps you remember what to bring and do. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/7/) — Saving some pocket money and spending some wisely stops it running out all at once. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/8/) — Before walking to school alone, ask your parents and practise the safe route with them first. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/9/) — Check the weather and choose layers you can take off or put on to stay comfortable. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/10/) — When home alone for a short time, follow your parents' rules, do not open the door to strangers and know how to call them. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/11/) — Choices like clothes or a haircut are made by talking with your parents, within family rules. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/12/) — Good questions can be answered by looking in books or asking an adult, and trying to find the answer yourself makes you a better learner. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/13/) — Only take things apart with permission, and only old things, with an adult, because some things are dangerous or expensive. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/14/) — Questions about people's bodies or disabilities should be asked politely in private, or to a parent later, because people deserve respect. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/15/) — Questions about where babies come from are best asked to a parent, who can explain in a way right for your age. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/16/) — A boy in Texas let his little brother play near the pool while he looked at his phone; his brother fell in and was pulled out by their mum just in time. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/17/) — A girl in Leeds, curious about her dad's tools, plugged in a drill alone; it jerked and cut her hand, and she needed stitches. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/18/) — A young child can drown in seconds while the person watching looks away. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/19/) — Curiosity is good, but trying adult tools or machines alone causes many injuries to children. - ← previous: [Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/) - next →: [Gratitude, helping at home and privacy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)