--- title: Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Many dangers at home come from things that look harmless: scissors, a quiet toddler, a drink bottle in the garage, a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/) [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/) / Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire an… # Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home Lesson 295 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 26 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/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/0/) — Many dangers at home come from things that look harmless: scissors, a quiet toddler, a drink bottle in the garage, a sparkler or a steamy bathroom. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/1/) — Toddlers explore with their hands and mouths. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/2/) — When a little one goes quiet, it is often because they have found something they should not have, so it is worth checking. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/3/) — Medicine is not candy. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/4/) — Calling it sweets makes small children look for more of it, and adult medicines can harm children. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/5/) — Only a grown-up should give medicine, in the right children's dose. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/6/) — In a fire, things can be replaced but people cannot. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/7/) — A girl in Melbourne whose house fills with smoke leaves at once, without stopping for her tablet or her cat, and tells the firefighters the cat is inside. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/8/) — Example: in a bathroom with no window, steam has nowhere to go. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/9/) — It turns to water on the walls, and damp walls grow black mould, so the fan is turned on and the door opened afterwards. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/10/) — Use child scissors, carry them closed and pointing down, and pass them handle first. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/11/) — If a toddler goes quiet in another room, go and check; quiet toddlers are often getting into something dangerous. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/12/) — Keep strong magnets away from phones, laptops and bank cards; they can wipe card strips and damage some devices. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/13/) — Call medicine «medicine», never sweets or candy, so small children do not look for more. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/14/) — Never drink from a bottle if you are not sure what is in it; people sometimes keep chemicals in old drink bottles. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/15/) — Children should take medicine only from a grown-up; children's medicines have special doses, and adult medicines can harm children. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/16/) — In a fire, leave everything and get out; tell the firefighters about any pets inside, because people die going back in. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/17/) — Watch fireworks from a safe distance and never pick up a used firework; they burn very hot. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/18/) — Hold sparklers with gloves at arm's length and put them in a bucket of water when they finish. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/19/) — Decide what you want before opening the fridge; an open door lets the fridge warm up and wastes energy. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/20/) — After a steamy bath or shower, turn on the fan and open the door; damp air makes mould grow. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/21/) — A toddler in Canada found his grandad's pills in a handbag and thought they were sweets; he swallowed several and had to stay in hospital for two days. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/22/) — A man in Australia kept weed killer in an old drink bottle; a visiting boy took a sip and burned his mouth and throat. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/23/) — Many young children are poisoned each year by medicines found in bags, drawers and on tables. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/24/) — If a child may have swallowed medicine or a chemical, get an adult and call the emergency number at once; do not wait to see, and do not try to make them sick. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/25/) — Liquids in the wrong bottle look like drinks, and some, like cleaners or weed killer, can burn the mouth and throat. - ← previous: [Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on balconies](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies/) - next →: [Greetings, goodbyes, please and thank you, and table manners](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/296-greetings-goodbyes-and-table-manners/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)