--- title: Twins and big families — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Twins and big families», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Twins are often treated as one unit, «the twins», but each twin is her own person. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/) [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/) / Twins and big families # Twins and big families Lesson 503 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 40 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/503-twins-and-big-families/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/0/) — Twins are often treated as one unit, «the twins», but each twin is her own person. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/1/) — In Manchester, Ayla and Ece, 9, are twins in a warm, loud Turkish-British family. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/2/) — The teacher calls Ayla «Ece» for the fifth time this week. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/4/) — In London, Amira and Yasmin, 10, have always had matching outfits. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/5/) — Now Amira wants her own style; Yasmin still wants to match. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/6/) — Amira feels guilty for wanting to be different, but it's healthy: twins grow into different people. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/7/) — Asking for different groups, or wearing different things, helps people learn who you are. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/8/) — Twins compare themselves more than most siblings. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/9/) — In Belfast, Ruaridh makes the football team and Cormac doesn't. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/10/) — At home Cormac won't speak to him. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/11/) — «It's not my fault, ye know,» says Ruaridh, feeling guilty for being happy. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/12/) — Be kind about your win and don't rub it in; Cormac can find his own thing. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/13/) — In Edinburgh, loud Oskar always answers for shy Filip: «He wants chips.» Filip wanted pasta. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/14/) — Let your twin speak for himself. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/15/) — In Texas, Jadyn and Jordyn swap places for a math test: Jadyn takes Jordyn's test. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/16/) — The teacher spots Jadyn's handwriting and both get detention. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/18/) — Big families mean sharing everything: rooms, the bathroom, the telly, attention. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/19/) — In Liverpool, Mikey, 9, is one of five kids in a three-bed house and shares a room with two brothers. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/20/) — The bathroom queue at 7:30 is chaos. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/22/) — In Kerry, at tea there are six chips left and five hungry kids. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/23/) — Mam says, «Last one to finish homework gets none.» Seán has never done homework so fast. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/24/) — Big families often turn things into races and deals, and fair rules keep the peace. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/26/) — In Georgia, USA, Faith, one of six, never gets a new outfit: everything's a hand-me-down. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/27/) — At Easter her aunt buys her a brand-new dress. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/28/) — «Girl, you ate!» says her big sister (Gen Z slang for «you look amazing»). - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/29/) — Faith is so happy she cries. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/30/) — In London, Abena, one of five, can never find a quiet place to read, so she hides in the bath (no water!) with a book and a torch. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/31/) — Big families are loud; kids find clever ways to get quiet, and it's fine to tell your family that a corner is your quiet place. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/32/) — In Cork, Bridie's family is so big they can't fit in one car, so they drive in two cars to Gran's. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/34/) — Twins are often treated as one unit, but each twin is a separate person who needs to be seen. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/35/) — It is fine for twins to ask for different classes or groups, or to dress differently. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/36/) — Twins grow into different people, and wanting your own style is healthy. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/37/) — Twins compare themselves a lot, so one twin's win can feel like the other's loss. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/38/) — When you win and your twin doesn't, be kind and don't rub it in. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/39/) — One twin speaking for the other too much can leave the quiet one feeling invisible. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/40/) — Swapping twins for a joke can be fun, but swapping in a test is cheating and is serious. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/41/) — Big families share rooms, the bathroom and attention, and fair rules keep the peace. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/42/) — In big families, hand-me-downs are common and a new thing can feel very special. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/43/) — Kids in loud homes often find a secret quiet corner, and it's fine to ask for one. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/44/) — «Our» before a name is Northern English for «my family's», «ye» is Irish for you, and «you ate» is Gen Z slang for you look amazing or did brilliantly. - ← previous: [Minding the little ones: «you're the oldest»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/) - next →: [A new baby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)