modern
part of speech
adjective (modern, more modern, most modern)
meaning for a pupil
1) Of the present time or recent times, not old. tree →
2) Using the newest ideas, styles or machines. tree →
3) (history) Of the period of history after the Middle Ages up to now (modern history). tree →
sense in the lessons
In history: ancient, medieval and modern times. In design and technology: modern buildings, modern art. In everyday life: modern phones, modern kitchens. Phrases: modern times, modern art, modern languages (school subject: French, Spanish and so on).
examples
- Our school has a modern science lab. tree →
- Modern phones can take amazing photos. tree →
- In ancient times there were no cars; modern life is very different. tree →
- We study modern languages like French and German. tree →
- The museum has paintings of modern art. tree →
- Grandma thinks modern music is too loud. tree →
- It occurs in Swift and in modern Italian folk-lore. tree →
note
Comparative: more modern, most modern (not "moderner"). Opposite: old, ancient, old-fashioned. Verb: modernise / modernize. "Modern" in history can mean several hundred years ago, which surprises pupils.
In the corpora
- The bandura is a Ukrainian plucked string instrument; modern concert banduras have around 55 to 65 strings.
- Modern elephant houses have deep sand and heated floors, because years on hard concrete hurt elephants' feet and joints.
- Modern hens can lay around three hundred eggs a year, while wild junglefowl lay only a few dozen.
- Early birds such as Hesperornis and Ichthyornis had teeth; modern birds lost their teeth and grew light beaks, which helps them fly.
- Not every gladiator fight ended in death, and the thumbs-up or thumbs-down sign may be a modern guess.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «modern» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.