today
part of speech
adverb, noun
meaning for a pupil
1) Today is this day, the day that is now. tree →
2) Today can also mean the present time, these days: «Children today use tablets». tree →
sense in the lessons
the day's lesson; the day of the story; amounts for today and yesterday are kept apart unless the question joins them; phrases: «today's lesson», «until today», «a week from today»
examples
- Today's lesson: Sharing equally. tree →
- Today Mia picked 8 apples; yesterday she picked 5. tree →
- How many pages did Anna read today? tree →
- What is the weather like today? tree →
- Today is my sister's birthday. tree →
- Many people today have a phone. tree →
- We have no homework today. tree →
- It is colder today than it was yesterday. tree →
note
No plural. «today's» shows belonging: today's news. Carries no operation clue; amounts for different days are kept apart unless the question asks for them together. Yesterday is the day before, tomorrow the day after.
In the corpora
- A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.
- "I'm being good today" about food is just a phrase; eating a biscuit does not make anyone bad.
- It shows the worst moments, because what is new and unusual today is what makes the news.
- Some things you simply cannot know from your lessons, such as today's real date.
- In some films, especially older musicals, a different singer recorded the songs for the actor; today many actors sing for themselves.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «today» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.