--- title: Lending, sharing, charity and tipping — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Lending, sharing, charity and tipping», a lesson of the money course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Money is also about how we treat each other: lending to friends, paying back, sharing, giving to charity and saying thanks with a tip. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/) [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/) / Lending, sharing, charity and tipping # Lending, sharing, charity and tipping Lesson 39 of the money course of Mova's primary school: 15 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/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/0/) — Money is also about how we treat each other: lending to friends, paying back, sharing, giving to charity and saying thanks with a tip. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/1/) — Picture two friends: Priya lends Mia £2 and gets it back the next day with a "cheers, hun", so next time Priya happily lends her £5; Jordan lends Ty a fiver and three weeks later has seen nothing, and the friendship starts to wobble. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/2/) — Only lend what you could manage to lose, agree when it comes back, and it is okay to say no to someone who never pays back; if you break something you borrowed, it is fair to pay for it or replace it. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/3/) — Giving does not have to be big or even money: 30 kids bringing £1 each make £30, a whole school can make hundreds, and an afternoon helping at a food bank is a gift of time. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/4/) — Tipping is extra money to thank someone for good service; how much depends on the country, and it is wise to check a charity is real before you give. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/5/) — To lend is to let someone use your money for a while; an IOU, short for "I owe you", is a note saying someone owes money. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/6/) — Paying back on time builds trust: £2 lent and £2 returned the next day makes people happy to help again; reliable means someone you can count on. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/7/) — Sharing can cost little and mean a lot: Ellie gives 3 of her 10 sweets to a new girl, keeps 10 − 3 = 7, and gains a friend. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/8/) — Charities rely on many small donations: 30 kids × £1 = £30 a class, and 10 classes make 10 × £30 = £300. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/9/) — Giving is not only money; a volunteer helps without being paid, and time, help and kindness count too. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/10/) — A tip is extra money given for good service; a 10% tip means £1 for every £10, so on a £40 meal it is £4 and the total is £44. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/13/) — Fake charities exist, especially online and on the street; a registered charity is an official one checked by the government, so £10 to it reaches the cause, while £10 to a fake reaches nobody in need. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/14/) — Kindness to people who are struggling, like buying a sandwich for a homeless man, treats people with dignity; £3 a week for a year is 52 × £3 = £156. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/15/) — Boundaries are limits you set for yourself; after lending £2, £3, £1 and £4, which is £10, and getting £0 back, it is okay to say no and still be friends. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/16/) — Regular giving helps charities plan: £5 a month is 12 × £5 = £60 a year, and £600 over 10 years. - ← previous: [Crypto and the stock market, simply](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply/) - next →: [Gambling and honesty with change](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/) - ↑ back to [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/)