--- title: April Fools' Day — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «April Fools' Day», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: On the first of April, Dad in Dublin told the kids school was cancelled because of snow. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/) [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/) / April Fools' Day # April Fools' Day Lesson 440 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/440-april-fools-day/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/0/) — On the first of April, Dad in Dublin told the kids school was cancelled because of snow. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/1/) — They cheered — then looked outside: sunshine. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/3/) — In Britain and Ireland an old rule says the tricks stop at midday: when Liam's friend tried one in the afternoon, Liam said «Too late — after noon, you're the fool!» - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/4/) — Even grown-ups get fooled. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/5/) — In 1957 a BBC television programme showed Swiss farmers picking spaghetti from trees, and many viewers believed it; people rang to ask how to grow their own spaghetti tree. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/6/) — It is still called one of the best April Fools ever. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/8/) — Some April jokes are adverts in disguise. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/9/) — Good April jokes are silly and quick to undo. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/11/) — Jade in Wales put a fake «wet paint» sign on her brother's chair, and he stood all through dinner while Mum laughed into her cawl, a Welsh stew; next day he put the sign on Jade's chair. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/12/) — Ella's grandpa in Texas swears every year he's seen a jackalope — a made-up rabbit with antlers — and shows a stuffed toy as «proof». - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/13/) — Now Ella helps fool the little ones. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/14/) — Bad April jokes are scary or cost people something. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/15/) — Mia in Toronto told her mum she'd broken her arm; Mum panicked and grabbed the car keys, and when Mia shouted «April Fools!», Mum didn't laugh: «Don't joke about getting hurt. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/19/) — April Fools' Day is 1 April, when people in many countries play harmless tricks and tell made-up news. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/20/) — In Britain and Ireland tradition says April Fools' tricks should stop at midday, and someone who plays one after noon is the fool. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/21/) — In 1957 the BBC programme Panorama showed a spoof film of spaghetti growing on trees, and many viewers believed it. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/22/) — Companies often use 1 April for joke products or news, which also gets them attention. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/23/) — A good April joke is silly, not scary, and is revealed quickly. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/24/) — Never fake an injury or emergency as a joke; it frightens the people who love you. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/25/) — Before a joke, ask yourself: will anyone be sad or hurt? - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/26/) — If yes, pick another. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/27/) — Joke messages about free prizes can make people travel or spend for nothing, just like a scam. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/28/) — On 1 April, double-check surprising news before believing or sharing it. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/29/) — The jackalope is a made-up animal, a rabbit with antlers, from American folk tales. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/30/) — Being fooled is fine; laughing and fooling them back is part of the fun. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/31/) — «Ye» (Ireland) means you, often more than one; «lollies» (Australia) are sweets; «cawl» is a Welsh stew. - ← previous: [Cruel pranks and where the line is](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is/) - next →: [«Only one left!»: shops and adverts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/441-only-one-left-shops-and-adverts/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)