--- title: Quiet places and solemn moments — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Quiet places and solemn moments», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Some places need quiet because of what people do there: they read and study in a library, watch a film in a cinema, feel ill or worried i --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/) [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/) / Quiet places and solemn moments # Quiet places and solemn moments Lesson 224 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 22 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/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/0/) — Some places need quiet because of what people do there: they read and study in a library, watch a film in a cinema, feel ill or worried in a hospital, and worship in a church, mosque, synagogue, temple or gurdwara. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/1/) — In a place of worship you speak quietly, do not run, and follow its rules, like covering your head or taking off your shoes, because it is sacred to the people who worship there. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/2/) — In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless a sign says you may, because many are old and fragile; at a concert, play or assembly you stay quiet and clap at the end. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/3/) — At solemn moments, like a funeral, a minute's silence or the national anthem, you stand still and quiet to show respect. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/4/) — On Anzac Day in Wellington a boy hears the call for a minute's silence; he stops talking, stands completely still, and remembers the people who died in wars. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/5/) — In a library you speak quietly or whisper and walk, because people are reading and studying. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/6/) — If a library book is damaged, you tell the librarian when you return it. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/7/) — At the cinema you keep your feet on the floor and do not kick the seat in front. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/8/) — At the cinema you eat quietly and do not rustle wrappers. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/9/) — In a place of worship you speak quietly, do not run, and follow its rules, like covering your head or taking off your shoes. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/10/) — During a service you sit quietly, may stand or sit when others do, and take photos only if allowed. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/11/) — In a hospital or doctor's waiting room you speak quietly and stay seated, because patients may be ill or worried. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/12/) — In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/13/) — At a concert, play or assembly you stay quiet during the show and clap at the end. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/14/) — At a funeral you dress neatly, stay quiet and follow the family's lead. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/15/) — During a minute's silence, as on Remembrance Day or Anzac Day, you stand still and stay completely silent. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/16/) — A cenotaph is a stone war memorial in a town, where people gather for a minute's silence to remember those who died in wars. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/17/) — When the national anthem is played, you stand still and quiet. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/18/) — A boy in a museum in London climbed onto a statue's base for a photo; he slipped, cracked his head on the marble floor and needed stitches. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/19/) — At a funeral in Ireland some children laughed loudly and played on their phones; the family who had lost their mum were deeply hurt, and the children's parents had to apologise. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/20/) — Climbing on statues, monuments and museum displays leads to falls on hard floors and damage that cannot be undone. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/21/) — Being noisy at funerals and memorials can hurt grieving people for a long time. - ← previous: [Queues, taking turns and interrupting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting/) - next →: [Good manners on buses and trains, and borrowing things](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/225-public-transport-and-borrowing/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)