--- title: Taking without paying: the consequences — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Taking without paying: the consequences», a lesson of the money course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Taking something from a shop without paying is called shoplifting, and it is stealing, even if it is only one 80p chocolate bar or o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/) [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/) / [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/) / Taking without paying: the consequences # Taking without paying: the consequences Lesson 15 of the money course of Mova's primary school: 16 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/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/0/) — Taking something from a shop without paying is called shoplifting, and it is stealing, even if it is only one 80p chocolate bar or one grape from the fruit pile. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/1/) — When Zak's mate dares him to pocket a bar, Zak says no and walks out: getting caught can mean a ban from the shop, a call to parents, or the police, and a young person can get a warning that stays on a record. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/2/) — Stealing hurts everyone: if 5 bars at 60p go missing every day, the shop loses £3 a day, which is £90 in 30 days, so shops raise prices a little and make rules like "only 2 school children at a time", even for honest kids. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/3/) — Mistakes can be put right: when a 4-year-old walks out holding a toy he didn't understand he had to pay for, Mum takes it straight back and says sorry, and when Kai finds a £1 coin on the floor he hands it in. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/4/) — Shoplifting means taking things from a shop without paying; it is stealing. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/5/) — Even small things count, including eating food in a shop before paying for it, unless it is a free sample you are offered. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/6/) — Shops have cameras, security guards and staff who watch for stealing. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/7/) — Consequences of shoplifting can include being banned from the shop, a call to parents, and the police; a warning can stay on a record. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/8/) — A ban from a shop can last months or years and makes everyday life harder. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/9/) — Shops cover the money they lose to stealing partly by raising prices, so honest customers pay too. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/10/) — Some shops make rules for everyone, like limiting how many school children come in at once, after things are stolen. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/11/) — Money you find may belong to someone who needs it; handing it in is the honest thing, and many shops keep lost property. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/12/) — A grown-up who asks a child to carry stolen things is using the child, and the child can get into serious trouble; say no and tell a trusted adult. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/13/) — Little children sometimes take things without understanding; a grown-up puts it right by taking the item back. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/14/) — A dare is a challenge to do something, often something risky or wrong; saying no to a bad dare takes courage. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/15/) — "Nicking" is British slang for stealing. - ← previous: [Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout/) - next →: [In-game currency: coins and gems are real money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/16-in-game-currency-coins-and-gems-are-real-money/) - ↑ back to [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/)