--- title: Wants and needs — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Wants and needs», a lesson of the money course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A need is something you must have to live, stay healthy or stay safe, like food, water, a home, warm clothes and a coat in winter; a want is something nice --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/) [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/) / Wants and needs # Wants and needs Lesson 7 of the money course of Mova's primary school: 14 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/7-wants-and-needs/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/0/) — A need is something you must have to live, stay healthy or stay safe, like food, water, a home, warm clothes and a coat in winter; a want is something nice that you could live without, like a trampoline or a new game. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/2/) — People often say "need" when they mean "want": nobody dies without the new FIFA, and calling it a want helps you decide calmly instead of in a panic. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/3/) — Some things are a need in a basic form and a want in a fancy form: shoes keep your feet dry, but the extra £60 for a famous label pays for the look and the name. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/4/) — A need is something you must have to live, stay healthy or stay safe. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/5/) — A want is something you would like but can live without. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/6/) — The basic needs are food, water, a home (shelter), clothes and safety. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/7/) — When money is limited, families pay for needs first and wants only if money is left. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/8/) — Food is a need, but sweets and treats are wants. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/9/) — Saying "I need it" about a game or toy is usually exaggerating; it is a want. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/10/) — Something can be both: plain shoes are a need, while expensive branded trainers are a want. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/11/) — A shop's own-brand product is often almost the same as the famous brand but cheaper, because you pay extra for the name and the adverts. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/12/) — Wanting things is normal and fine; the skill is deciding what comes first. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/13/) — A trade-off is giving up one thing to get another. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/7-wants-and-needs/14/) — Grown-ups face wants and needs too: a broken fridge that keeps food safe comes before a bigger telly. - ← previous: [Pocket money and earning it with chores](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores/) - next →: [Saving up for a game](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/8-saving-up-for-a-game/) - ↑ back to [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/)