--- title: Bedroom, living room and manners at home — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Bedroom, living room and manners at home», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: The rooms where we rest and relax still have hidden dangers: light bulbs get hot, decorations burn, heavy lids slam and loose ba --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/) [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/) / Bedroom, living room and manners at home # Bedroom, living room and manners at home Lesson 119 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 16 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/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/0/) — The rooms where we rest and relax still have hidden dangers: light bulbs get hot, decorations burn, heavy lids slam and loose batteries tempt toddlers. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/1/) — Most of these dangers are prevented by keeping things apart: lamps away from curtains, decorations away from candles and fires, toddlers away from pets and remote controls. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/3/) — For example, a boy in Auckland uses the last of the milk and writes «milk» on the shopping list, so nobody finds an empty carton in the morning. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/4/) — Light bulbs get hot, so lamps and nightlights are kept away from curtains and other fabric. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/5/) — Eating in bed leaves crumbs that attract insects and make the bed dirty, so food is eaten at the table. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/6/) — A heavy toy box lid can slam on heads and fingers, so a slow-closing lid or no lid is safer. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/7/) — Christmas decorations are kept away from fireplaces and candles because they catch fire. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/8/) — A pet can snap if a toddler pulls it, so a dog and a toddler together are watched. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/9/) — A remote control with a missing battery cover is a danger to toddlers, who can pull out and swallow the batteries. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/10/) — A guest feels welcome when you greet them, offer a drink and show them where things are. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/11/) — If you use the last of something, tell someone or write it on the shopping list. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/12/) — Borrowing something from a family member means asking first and giving it back. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/13/) — Saying goodnight to your family shows that you care. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/14/) — When grown-ups say «not in front of the kids», they mean the talk is private grown-up business, and you can ask a parent later if you are worried. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/17/) — Phones and tablets charging under pillows or blankets can overheat and start a fire. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/18/) — TVs that are not fixed to the wall or a stand can tip over onto small children. - ← previous: [Saving energy, pets at home and the bathroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/) - next →: [Home myths, first aid and weather warnings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/120-home-myths-first-aid-and-warnings/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)