twelve
part of speech
number (twelve)
meaning for a pupil
1) Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. tree →
2) A dozen is twelve. A year has 12 months. tree →
3) A clock face shows 12 hours. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: a number; a dozen; hours on a clock; months in a year; inches in a foot (12); the twelve times table. Everyday: twelve o'clock is noon or midnight; eggs are sold by the dozen.
examples
- There are twelve eggs in a box. tree →
- A year has twelve months. tree →
- He is twelve years old. tree →
- Twelve children came to the party. tree →
- A foot is twelve inches. tree →
- At twelve o'clock we have lunch. tree →
- A dozen roses is twelve roses. tree →
- Twelve can be shared equally by 2, 3, 4 and 6. tree →
- The twelve princesses went upstairs to bed. tree →
note
A number written in words; read it as 12. «Dozen» also means 12. Trap: 12 o'clock in the day is noon (12 pm); at night it is midnight (12 am).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «twelve» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.