--- title: A new baby — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «A new baby», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A new baby changes the whole family. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/) [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/) / A new baby # A new baby Lesson 504 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 44 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/504-a-new-baby/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/0/) — A new baby changes the whole family. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/1/) — In Bristol, Ellis, 9, has a new sister, Mabel. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/2/) — Everyone who visits says, «Oh, the baby!» and coos at the cot, and nobody asks Ellis about his day. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/3/) — «She's well boring, she just cries and poos,» he says. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/4/) — He feels jealous and a bit forgotten. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/5/) — That's normal: parents are tired, but they still love him just as much. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/6/) — It helps to say «I miss you» and ask for special time, just him and Mum or Dad. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/7/) — In Kent, when Mum tells Marnie a baby is coming, Marnie asks, «Will you still love me?» Mum says, «More than ever.» Love isn't like cake: it doesn't run out when it's shared. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/8/) — Babies are hard work, for everyone. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/9/) — In Aberdeen, Rosie's baby brother cries all night and she falls asleep in class. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/10/) — «Late night, Rosie?» «Aye, the bairn was greetin' aw night, miss» («bairn» = baby, «greetin'» = crying, «aw» = all). - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/11/) — It gets better as babies grow, and it helps to tell your teacher why you're tired. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/12/) — In Bradford, Hamza hears it's baby number four: «Another one?! - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/13/) — We've got no room!» Mum laughs: «There's always room.» Hamza is annoyed and secretly excited. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/14/) — Mixed feelings are normal; you can grumble a bit, then say welcome. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/15/) — Some babies need extra care. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/16/) — In Leeds, Bryony's baby brother was born early and is in hospital; Mum and Dad are there all the time and Bryony stays with Nan. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/17/) — She hears «intensive care» and doesn't know what it means. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/18/) — It's a special hospital ward where doctors and nurses look after very poorly or very early babies all day and all night. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/19/) — Not knowing is scarier than the truth, so ask your parents what's happening. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/20/) — In New York, Ezra's baby brother has a heart problem and needs an operation; Ezra hears his parents crying. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/21/) — «I'm mad scared,» he tells his friend (New York «mad» = very). - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/23/) — Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/24/) — In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/25/) — Dad and his partner have a baby, and Teddy sees Dad cuddling her and feels replaced. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/26/) — He isn't: he can tell Dad how he feels, and he is still Dad's kid. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/27/) — Kids find their own ways to cope. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/29/) — No taking Mum. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/30/) — Share toys.» Her parents laugh and stick it on the fridge. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/31/) — Finding your own job with the baby helps you bond. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/32/) — In Honolulu, Kalani asks if she can hold her baby brother. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/33/) — Mom says, «Shoots» (Hawaiian slang for «okay, sure») and shows her how to support his head. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/34/) — The baby grabs her finger and won't let go, and Kalani melts. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/37/) — Being involved makes a big brother or sister proud. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/38/) — When a new baby arrives, older children often feel jealous or left out; this is normal. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/39/) — Parents of a new baby are tired, but they love their older children just as much. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/41/) — Love does not run out when it is shared between more children. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/42/) — New babies often wake the whole family at night; it gets better as they grow. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/43/) — Mixed feelings about a new baby, annoyed and excited at once, are normal. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/44/) — Intensive care is a special hospital ward where very poorly or very early babies are watched day and night. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/45/) — When a baby is ill, older siblings feel the worry too; asking questions and telling a grown-up helps. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/46/) — When a parent has a baby in a new family, an older child can feel replaced, but he is still that parent's child. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/47/) — When holding a baby, you must support the baby's head, with a grown-up showing you how. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/48/) — Helping with the baby, like choosing a name or holding her, helps older kids bond. - ← previous: [Twins and big families](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/) - next →: [Half- and step-siblings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)