statement

«statement» in Mova's judaism dictionary: something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a statement, statements)

meaning for a pupil

1) A statement is something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea. tree →

2) In grammar, a statement is a sentence that tells something and ends with a full stop. tree →

3) A statement is a formal announcement, or what a person tells the police. tree →

4) A bank statement is a list of the money going in and out of an account. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a thing said, here a scholar's quotation from Sefer Yetzirah on creation from nothing. Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah is read as teaching that God made existence out of void. Medieval thinkers debated whether this means creation from nothing. In the primary lessons: In English lessons, children sort sentences into statements, questions, commands and exclamations. In maths, they decide whether a statement is true or false («All squares are rectangles» is true) and give examples or counterexamples. In news, people make official statements. Phrases: make a statement, true or false statement, bank statement, statement of fact.

examples

• This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• «The sky is blue» is a statement. tree →
• A statement ends with a full stop. tree →
• Is this statement true or false: 7 is an even number? tree →
• The head teacher made a statement about the school trip. tree →
• The witness gave a statement to the police. tree →
• Write two statements and one question about your picture. tree →
• Mum checked the bank statement. tree →
• Prove the statement with an example. tree →
• So far his statement is true. tree →

note

Countable: a statement, statements. In grammar, statement ≠ question (ends with ?) ≠ command (tells you to do something) ≠ exclamation (ends with !). In maths, one counterexample is enough to show a statement is false.

In the corpora

• A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.
• At the bottom are the facts: dates, official statements from the Palace, things filmed for everyone to see.
• «I love pizza!» has one, but it is a statement said with feeling.
• A statement tells you something and usually ends with a full stop.
• Asking "what made it scary?" or "what did it look like?" turns a plain statement into description.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «statement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.