discussion

«discussion» in Mova's school dictionary: a talk between people about a subject, where they share… — 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 discussion, discussions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A discussion is a talk between people about a subject, where they share ideas and opinions. tree →

2) A discussion is a piece of writing that looks at different sides of a question. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school, pupils have class discussions, group discussions and talk partners; they learn to take turns, listen and respect other views. In writing lessons, a discussion text gives arguments for and against. Phrases: have a discussion, under discussion, a class discussion, lead a discussion.

examples

• We had a class discussion about pets. tree →
• Listen carefully in a discussion and take turns. tree →
• After a long discussion, we chose a name for the class fish. tree →
• The plan is still under discussion. tree →
• The teacher led a discussion about kindness. tree →
• Write a discussion text on whether children should have phones. tree →
• This was a very important point, and needed much discussion. tree →

note

Countable noun. Verb: discuss (discuss something, not discuss about something). Spelling: double s twice: dis-cus-sion. A discussion is calm; an argument is often angry.

In the corpora

• Root ends in ss: -ssion (discuss, discussion; express, expression).
• Roots ending in ss take -ssion: discuss, discussion; express, expression.
• Taking turns makes a discussion fair; interrupting stops people being heard.
• "A robust discussion" means a heated argument; it is official language.
• In a group discussion you let others speak and wait for your turn.

Trees and pragmatics

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