--- title: Mistakes, asking for help and saying no — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Mistakes, asking for help and saying no», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Everyone makes mistakes; owning up straight away, saying sorry and learning from them is respected far more than hiding them or b --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/) [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/) / Mistakes, asking for help and saying no # Mistakes, asking for help and saying no Lesson 99 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 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/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/0/) — Everyone makes mistakes; owning up straight away, saying sorry and learning from them is respected far more than hiding them or blaming someone else, and you learn more by trying than by not trying. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/1/) — Asking for help is a strength: teachers want you to ask, and if you need to talk to someone privately there are free children's helplines with trained people who listen in confidence. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/2/) — Saying no is a skill too: to danger, to touches, hugs or kisses you do not want, to strangers online who ask for photos or information, and to cigarettes, vapes and alcohol, which harm a growing body. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/4/) — If you break something by accident, tell an adult straight away and say sorry. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/5/) — You learn far more by trying than by not trying. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/6/) — One bad mark does not decide who you are; look at what you missed and ask for help. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/7/) — Blaming others for your mistake is unfair, and people stop trusting you. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/8/) — When someone else makes a mistake, be kind and do not laugh. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/9/) — Teachers want to help, and other pupils probably have the same question. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/11/) — Your safety matters more than looking brave, so say no to dangerous dares. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/12/) — Your body belongs to you; you can say no to a hug or touch and tell an adult. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/13/) — You can show affection your own way, such as a high-five or a wave instead of a kiss. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/14/) — You choose what is yours to share, but you can say no kindly. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/15/) — People online may not be who they say they are, so never send them photos or personal information. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/16/) — Cigarettes, vapes and alcohol harm a growing body. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/17/) — A girl in California said yes when an older kid asked her to keep a secret about touching; she felt worse and worse until she told her mum, who got help and kept her safe. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/18/) — A boy in Leeds broke a neighbour's window with a ball and hid; when it came out he was in more trouble for hiding than for the window. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/19/) — A secret that makes you feel scared, confused or uncomfortable is one you should tell a trusted adult. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/20/) — Owning up to a mistake quickly usually leads to less trouble than hiding it. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/21/) — If you get lost in a shop, ask a shop worker or a parent with children for help, and never go off with someone who offers you a lift. - ← previous: [Friendship troubles, being left out and bullying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying/) - next →: [Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)