individual
part of speech
adjective; noun (an individual, individuals)
meaning for a pupil
1) (adjective) Single and separate; for one person or thing only. tree →
2) (noun) One person, thought of separately from a group. tree →
3) (adjective) Different from others; special to one person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: "individual price" is the price of one; "individual cakes". In school: individual work versus group work. Phrases: individual portions, each individual, individual needs.
examples
- The individual price of a cake is 1 dollar. tree →
- Each individual pupil gets a certificate. tree →
- She has a very individual style. tree →
- We did individual projects, not group work. tree →
- The yoghurts come in individual pots. tree →
- Every individual matters. tree →
- Individual players can win prizes too. tree →
- They had not taken a hundred steps when they saw two rough-looking individuals sitting on a stone begging for alms. tree →
note
Countable as a noun. Adverb: individually ("they are wrapped individually"). Maths: "individual" price is per one item; multiply by the number to get the total.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «individual» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.