talks
part of speech
verb form (third person of talk: talks); noun (talks — plural of talk)
meaning for a pupil
1) Talks is the form of «talk» used with he, she or it: she talks, he talks. tree →
2) Talks are formal discussions between groups or countries to reach an agreement, like peace talks. tree →
3) Talks are speeches or presentations given to an audience, such as talks at school. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, «she talks a lot» describes a chatty person; «money talks» means money has power. In news, «peace talks» and «trade talks» are meetings of leaders. At school, visitors like firefighters or authors give talks to the class. In stories, «talks» with -s shows present habits: «The parrot talks». Phrases: «talks to», «talks about», «peace talks», «gives talks», «hold talks».
examples
- My little brother talks all the time. tree →
- She talks to her plants. tree →
- Our parrot talks when he's hungry. tree →
- A firefighter gave two talks at our school. tree →
- The leaders held peace talks. tree →
- He talks about football every day. tree →
- Grandma talks on the phone with my aunt every Sunday. tree →
- Money talks. tree →
- The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. tree →
note
«He talks», not «he talk». The «l» is silent: «tawks». Plural noun «talks» (peace talks) is usually used in plural for discussions. Do not confuse with «tasks».
In the corpora
- Earlier, Alice nibbles a mushroom to grow and shrink and talks with a hookah-smoking Caterpillar.
- The Mole has long wanted to meet the famous Badger, whom everyone talks about and nobody sees.
- The speaker is the voice that talks in a poem.
- "Sociable" on a school report often means talks too much in class.
- "Confident speaker" on a report can mean the pupil talks over other children.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «talks» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.