poster
part of speech
noun (poster, posters)
meaning for a pupil
1) A poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall. tree →
2) A poster is also a person who posts messages online. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: things counted, bought, made or hung; price per poster; sharing out the wall space. In school: making a poster for a project, science posters. In everyday life: film posters, «lost dog» posters, adverts. In stories: a «wanted» poster.
examples
- She has 6 posters on her wall. tree →
- Each poster costs 3 dollars. tree →
- He made 12 posters. tree →
- How many posters can she buy with 15 dollars? tree →
- Our class made a poster about recycling. tree →
- There's a poster of the solar system in the classroom. tree →
- They put up posters about the missing cat. tree →
- The sheriff nailed a «wanted» poster to the door. tree →
- The poster needs a big, clear title. tree →
note
A thing counted. Price per poster gives a rate. Trap: none special. «How many can she buy» = money ÷ price, rounded down. A good poster has a big title, pictures and only a few words.
In the corpora
- Checking the rating on a box, a poster or a streaming page before pressing play prevents many accidents.
- Sunlight's ultraviolet rays break dye molecules apart, so curtains and posters fade near a window and museums keep the lights low.
- A QR code on an unknown poster can lead to a scam site, so ask an adult before scanning one.
- They could not finish the poster, and all four of them got a lower mark.
- Aisha's class made posters, and one boy told his teacher about something that had worried him for months.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «poster» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.