volleyball
part of speech
noun (uncountable for the game; a volleyball, volleyballs for the ball)
meaning for a pupil
1) A team game in which two teams hit a ball with their hands over a high net, trying to make it land on the other side. tree →
2) The ball used in this game. tree →
sense in the lessons
Played in PE and on beaches. Each team has 6 players on the court (2 in beach volleyball). Comes up in maths about teams, scores and sets. Phrases: play volleyball, beach volleyball, volleyball net, volleyball court.
examples
- We played volleyball in PE today. tree →
- A volleyball team has six players on the court. tree →
- Beach volleyball is played in pairs on sand. tree →
- She served the volleyball over the net. tree →
- Our volleyball team won 25 to 20. tree →
- How many players are on court if both volleyball teams are playing? Twelve. tree →
note
One word: volleyball. "Play volleyball" (no "the"). The game is uncountable; the ball is countable. In maths: 2 teams of 6 means 12 players on court.
In the corpora
- A volleyball team has 6 players on the court.
- 27 children: 27 ÷ 6 is 4 with 3 left over, so 4 full volleyball teams, and 3 children keep score.
Trees and pragmatics
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