card
part of speech
noun (card, cards)
meaning for a pupil
1) A card is a small flat piece of stiff paper, often with a picture: a trading card. tree →
2) A card is a folded paper with a picture and a message: a birthday card. tree →
3) A card is one of a pack used in games: playing cards. tree →
4) A card is a small plastic card for paying or showing who you are: a bank card, a library card. tree →
5) A visiting card is a small card with your name printed on it, which you left when you paid a visit. tree →
sense in the lessons
a counted thing in problems («3 packs with 8 cards in each»); in games a deck or pack of 52 playing cards; in everyday life greeting cards, library cards, flash cards for learning facts
examples
- PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Ben had 15 cards and lost 4. How many cards does Ben have now? tree →
- Sara buys 3 packs with 8 cards in each pack. tree →
- Leo has 12 cards and gets 5 more. tree →
- I made a birthday card for Grandma. tree →
- Let's play a game of cards. tree →
- Use your library card to borrow a book. tree →
- We practise times tables with flash cards. tree →
- A pack of playing cards has 52 cards. tree →
- Flowers, books, letters, and visiting cards came pouring in. tree →
note
The thing being counted; no clue for the operation. Plural «cards». A standard pack has 52 cards in 4 suits of 13. Trap: count cards, not packs, unless the question asks for packs.
In the corpora
- It moves as numbers when a card is tapped, a bill goes out or pay comes in.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.
- A PIN is the secret number that proves the card is yours.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.
- Cashback at a shop means taking your own money out as cash while paying by card; it is not a gift.
Trees and pragmatics
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