information

«information» in Mova's school dictionary: facts or details about something — 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 (information — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Information is facts or details about something. tree →

2) Information is what you learn when you read, listen or look something up. tree →

3) Information is also what computers store and send. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, children find information in books, on websites and in tables, and learn to check whether it is true and where it came from. In maths, a problem gives information (the numbers and facts) you need to find the answer; extra information may be there to trick you. In safety, personal information (full name, address, school, passwords) should not be shared with strangers online. Phrases: a piece of information, personal information, information about, for your information, information technology.

examples

• We found information about whales in the library. tree →
• The sign gives information about opening times. tree →
• Don't share personal information online. tree →
• Is this information true? Check another source. tree →
• The table shows information about the weather. tree →
• Thanks for the information! tree →
• Underline the information you need to solve the problem. tree →
• Computers store lots of information. tree →
• Finnian received that information with respect and interest. tree →

note

Uncountable: say «some information» or «a piece of information», never «an information» or «informations». Short form: info. In word problems, look for the information you need and ignore what you don't.

In the corpora

• Adding -tion often turns a verb into a noun: inform, information.
• A retrieval question asks for information written clearly in the text.
• Some retrieval answers need a small step, like adding a time, but the information still comes from the text.
• A relative clause gives more information about a noun.
• Parenthesis is extra information added to a sentence; the sentence still makes sense if you take it out.

Trees and pragmatics

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