--- title: Classroom rules and homework — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Classroom rules and homework», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A classroom is shared by many people, so its rules are about respect: ask before you borrow, keep your space tidy, do your class job well an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/) [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/) / Classroom rules and homework # Classroom rules and homework Lesson 254 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 24 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/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/0/) — A classroom is shared by many people, so its rules are about respect: ask before you borrow, keep your space tidy, do your class job well and use school devices only as allowed. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/1/) — When there is a problem, a calm word works best: ask a noisy classmate kindly to be quiet, and if you were blamed for something you did not do, explain politely later, in private. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/2/) — Be patient with a classmate who is still learning English: speak slowly, use gestures and pictures, and each week they will understand more. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/3/) — Homework is yours: write in your own words and say where you found facts, because copying someone else's text is plagiarism, a kind of cheating. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/4/) — A girl in Dublin has been doing homework for two hours every night; her mum talks to the teacher, who explains it was meant to take only thirty minutes and changes it. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/5/) — Non-uniform or dress-up days usually raise money for charity, so you check the theme and bring the donation if one is asked. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/6/) — You ask before borrowing a classmate's pencil or rubber and give it back when you finish. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/7/) — At the end of the lesson you put books, pencils and papers back where they belong, so things are quick to find and nobody trips over them. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/8/) — If a classmate's noise stops you working, you ask kindly first and tell the teacher if it continues. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/9/) — If you are told off for something you did not do, you stay calm and explain politely later, in private if possible, because a calm talk is more likely to be heard. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/10/) — A class job, like handing out books, is done carefully and on time, because the whole class waits on it. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/11/) — With a classmate who speaks little English, you speak slowly, use gestures and pictures, and are patient. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/12/) — School computers and tablets are used only for what the teacher allows, without changing settings or opening other sites. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/13/) — Filters on school devices are there to keep children safe online. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/14/) — Copying text and passing it off as your own is plagiarism, a kind of cheating. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/15/) — In homework you write in your own words and say where you found the facts. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/16/) — Homework practises what you learnt; if you keep skipping it, you fall behind and it gets harder to catch up. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/17/) — If you are too tired to finish homework, you stop, tell a parent, and send the teacher a note. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/18/) — If homework always takes far too long, a parent can talk to the teacher, who may adjust it. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/19/) — A lost worksheet can be got again from a classmate, the teacher or the school website. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/20/) — A boy in Michigan kept leaning back on two legs of his chair; it slid out and he cracked the back of his head on the floor and had to go home with a concussion (a brain injury from a knock to the head). - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/21/) — A girl in Melbourne threw a pencil to a friend across the room; the point hit another boy in the eye and he needed treatment at the eye hospital. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/22/) — Tipping back on chairs is a common cause of head injuries in classrooms. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/23/) — Sharp things thrown in class, even in fun, can hurt an eye for life. - ← previous: [Getting ready for school and the school day](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day/) - next →: [Tests, exams and mistakes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/255-tests-exams-and-mistakes/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)