--- title: Half- and step-siblings — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Half- and step-siblings», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Families can join together. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/) [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/) / Half- and step-siblings # Half- and step-siblings Lesson 505 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/505-half-and-step-siblings/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/0/) — Families can join together. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/1/) — A half-brother or half-sister shares ONE parent with you: the same mum, or the same dad. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/3/) — A family made by joining two families is often called a blended family. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/4/) — In Brighton, Theo-Jack draws his family tree at school: two stepsisters, one half-brother, a mum, a stepdad and a dad, all lines and arrows. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/5/) — «That's a big family!» says his teacher. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/6/) — Every line is a person who belongs. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/7/) — Step-siblings start out as strangers who suddenly share a home. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/8/) — In Manchester, Lucas, 9, moves in with Mum, his stepdad and stepbrother Jaylon, 11. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/9/) — «This was my room first,» says Jaylon, mardy as anything («mardy» is Northern for sulky). - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/10/) — They split the room down the middle with tape. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/11/) — Both are grumpy. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/12/) — It takes time; finding one thing you both like helps. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/13/) — In Toronto, Sofia meets her dad's partner's two girls at a barbecue. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/14/) — They're polite but awkward, until one says, «So, uh, you like Minecraft, eh?» Sofia relaxes a bit. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/15/) — In Wellington, Mila's stepbrother teaches her to skateboard: «Sweet as, ya got it!» («sweet as» = great). - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/16/) — Step-siblings can become really close. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/17/) — Some step-siblings are hard work. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/18/) — In Dublin, Amelia's stepbrother tells her, «You're not my real sister, ye sap.» It hurts. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/19/) — He may be upset about the new family too, but everyone in a family deserves respect: Amelia can tell a parent. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/20/) — In Atlanta, Malachi's stepbrother Trey is the cool kid, and at school Trey ignores him. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/21/) — «It's giving stranger,» Malachi mutters (Gen Z slang for «he's acting like a stranger»). - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/23/) — In Swansea, when Evie visits Dad, his partner's daughter Delphine has her own room and Evie sleeps on the sofa bed. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/24/) — She feels like a guest in her own dad's house. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/25/) — She can tell Dad: a shelf or a drawer just for her might help. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/26/) — Half-siblings can be close or barely know each other. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/27/) — In Leeds, Jake-Lee's mum has a baby with her new partner. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/28/) — People say «half-sister». - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/29/) — Jake-Lee says, «She's my sister, not half,» and feels protective. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/30/) — You can call a sibling whatever feels right to you. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/32/) — She'd like to know him better, so she can ask to message or see him more. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/33/) — In Chicago, Darnell has a half-brother in Texas he's never met; they FaceTime on Sundays. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/35/) — A half-brother or half-sister shares one parent with you. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/36/) — A stepbrother or stepsister shares no parent with you; they are the child of your parent's partner. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/37/) — A family made by joining two families is often called a blended family. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/38/) — Step-siblings start as strangers forced together; it takes time, and a shared interest helps. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/39/) — Step-siblings can become close friends. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/40/) — «You're not my real sister» hurts; everyone in a family deserves respect, and a child can tell a parent. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/41/) — Step-siblings at the same school may act differently there than at home; talking at home helps. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/42/) — A child who visits a parent's home can feel like a guest; having a space of their own, even a drawer, can help. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/44/) — Some half-siblings live far apart and know each other only by video calls at first. - ← previous: [A new baby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/) - next →: [A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)