playground
part of speech
noun (playground, playgrounds)
meaning for a pupil
1) A playground is a place outside where children play, with swings, slides and climbing frames. tree →
2) A school playground is the yard where pupils play at break. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a place where children are counted or move in and out; its area or perimeter. In everyday life and safety: taking turns on the swings, playground rules. In school: recess (USA) or break time (UK) in the playground. In stories: making new friends in the playground.
examples
- There are 20 children on the playground. tree →
- 5 children left the playground. tree →
- The playground is 30 meters long. tree →
- It has 4 swings and 2 slides. tree →
- Take turns on the slide. tree →
- We play tag in the playground at break time. tree →
- Wear shoes on the playground. tree →
- A new playground opened in our park. tree →
- Tell a teacher if someone is hurt in the playground. tree →
- One morning, when the prince had done his lessons, he ran out to call his friend, and they both hurried off to the lawn which was their usual playground. tree →
note
A place, not a number. Children coming and going: add and subtract. Trap: the size of the playground is a measure, not a count. Americans often say «on the playground», the British «in the playground». Safety: no pushing on climbing frames; wait until the swing stops before walking past.
In the corpora
- Ghost stories and playground legends are fun, but they should not turn a real neighbour into a villain.
- Serious accusations belong to courts and investigations, not to jokes in the playground.
- Any big girl in the playground is jiějie to the little ones.
- The playground is where you learn fastest, because everyone is shouting.
- It is not wrong, just a different place: playground or homework.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «playground» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.