--- title: Going where you're not allowed — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Going where you're not allowed», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Some rules guard your body, not your manners. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/) [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/) / Going where you're not allowed # Going where you're not allowed Lesson 349 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/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/0/) — Some rules guard your body, not your manners. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/1/) — Tom in Sydney thought his bike helmet looked babyish and left it at home. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/2/) — He rode without it three times and nothing happened, so he thought nothing ever would. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/3/) — The fourth time he fell and scraped his head and had to see the doctor. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/4/) — Three safe rides did not make the fourth one safe. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/6/) — Tom found matches in a drawer and struck one to see the flame. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/7/) — He burned his finger and frightened himself, and nobody else knew. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/8/) — He held the finger under cold water, but the fright and the guilt stayed. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/9/) — That evening he told Dad, who was very serious with him; on Saturday he told it at confession too, and walked home lighter, with a promise never to touch them again. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/10/) — At the beach Tom swam out past the flags to show off to his brother. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/11/) — The lifeguard whistled him back, and the family had to leave early. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/12/) — The flags mark the safest water the lifeguards are watching; outside them there may be rip currents that pull swimmers out to sea. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/14/) — A bike helmet protects your head in a fall, and falls can happen on any ride. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/15/) — Getting away with something risky several times does not make it safe the next time. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/16/) — Matches and lighters are for grown-ups; children should leave them alone and tell an adult if they find them. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/17/) — A burn should be cooled under cool running water for about 20 minutes. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/18/) — At beaches with lifeguards, swim between the red and yellow flags, where lifeguards are watching. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/19/) — Rip currents can pull swimmers away from the shore, even strong swimmers. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/20/) — Age ratings on films (a number like 12 or 15: the youngest age the film is meant for) are there because some films can frighten younger children badly. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/21/) — Coming in when the street lights come on is a promise to the people waiting for you. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/22/) — Sharp knives should be used only with a grown-up's permission and help. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/23/) — Never touch or unclip a stranger's dog without the owner's permission. - ← previous: [Staying up, screens and coming home late](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/348-staying-up-screens-and-coming-home-late/) - next →: [Chores you skipped](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/350-chores-you-skipped/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)