report

«report» in Mova's school dictionary: a piece of writing or a talk that gives facts about… — 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

noun (a report, reports); verb (report, reports, reported, reporting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A report is a piece of writing or a talk that gives facts about something. tree →

2) A school report is a paper that tells parents how a child is doing at school. tree →

3) To report means to tell people about something that happened. tree →

4) To report a problem means to tell someone in charge, like a teacher or the police. tree →

5) A report can also be a sudden loud bang, such as a gunshot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In writing lessons, children write non-chronological reports and science reports with headings, facts and pictures. In science, a lab report explains the question, method, results and conclusion. In safety, report bullying, accidents, strangers or online problems to a trusted adult; this is not tattling. In news, reporters report stories. Phrases: school report, book report, weather report, news report, report to, report back.

examples

• I wrote a report about tigers. tree →
• My school report says I'm good at maths. tree →
• Please report any accidents to the teacher. tree →
• The reporter reported on the flood. tree →
• Did you see the weather report? tree →
• We gave a report about our science experiment. tree →
• If someone is bullying you, report it to an adult. tree →
• Write your book report by Friday. tree →
• Niels was wakened by the report. “What’s that?” he said. tree →

note

Countable: a report, reports. A person who reports news is a reporter. Reporting a problem to keep someone safe is the right thing, not telling tales. In reported speech, «He said, "I'm tired"» becomes «He said he was tired».

In the corpora

• Good questions are: who made it, where else is it reported, and is it trying to make me angry?
• The news mostly reports the worst and most urgent events, because that is what feels important to report.
• Accounts that post gossip about real pupils should not be followed or shared; they should be reported.
• Grown-ups help with tools: kids profiles, autoplay switched off, safe search, PINs and report buttons.
• Adverts and videos can be reported with a grown-up using the app's report button.

Trees and pragmatics

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