person
part of speech
noun (person, people, persons)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. tree →
2) «In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen. tree →
3) In grammar, person shows who is speaking: I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a thing counted; «per person» or «each person» gives a share or rate; the number of people. In everyday life: «per person» prices, «a kind person», «meet in person». In grammar: first, second and third person. In stories: «a mysterious person».
examples
- Each person gets 3 slices. tree →
- The ticket costs 5 dollars per person. tree →
- How many people can sit at 4 tables? tree →
- A person eats 2 apples. tree →
- She is a very kind person. tree →
- I would like to thank you in person. tree →
- Only one person can go on the slide at a time. tree →
- The story is told in the first person: «I ran home». tree →
- A trusted person is someone your family knows well. tree →
- Yes, he is forever following people. tree →
note
«Per person» or «each person» marks a rate: total = per person × people; a share = total ÷ people. Trap: plural is «people», not «persons» in most problems. «Persons» appears only on official signs («no more than 8 persons»). Safety: a person you meet online is not someone you know in person.
In the corpora
- If prices rise and pay doesn't, a person is really getting poorer each year.
- Hot water costs energy to heat, so long showers cost money and leave less for the next person.
- That new person is called their partner.
- An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.
- Medicine prescribed for one person is only for that person.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «person» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.