joining

«joining» in Mova's school dictionary: the -ing form of join: putting things together — 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

verb form (joining; from join); noun (joining — the act of putting together)

meaning for a pupil

1) Joining is the -ing form of join: putting things together. tree →

2) It means becoming part of a group, club or team. tree →

3) It can mean coming to be with someone or taking part: joining in a game. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, an action that adds people or pieces to a group; «joining» lines or points draws a shape. In everyday life: joining a club, joining a queue, joining in. In writing, joining handwriting (joined-up writing) links letters together. Phrases: «joining in», «joining up», «joining fee», «joined-up writing».

examples

• After joining, the team had 11 players. tree →
• 3 girls are joining the choir. tree →
• Joining two pieces of 5 cm gives 10 cm. tree →
• How many after joining? tree →
• Thanks for joining us today! tree →
• She is joining a new school next term. tree →
• We are learning joined-up writing. tree →
• The joining fee for the club is 10 dollars. tree →
• Presently he heard a voice joining in it. tree →

note

It is the -ing form of join (no double letter). Points to addition. Trap: «after joining» gives the total; to find how many joined, subtract the start.

In the corpora

• At parties dancing is about fun, not looking cool, and joining a group is the easiest way in.
• Joining two sentences with only a comma is a comma splice; use a full stop or a joining word instead.
• Adding a laughing emoji to a mean post is joining in, not just watching.
• Not joining in when a nasty name goes round is a simple way to stop it spreading.
• Joining in alongside someone being laughed at can turn mocking into fun.

Trees and pragmatics

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