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# statement

«statement» in Mova's school dictionary: **something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea** — 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 statement, statements)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A statement is something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#m1)

2) In grammar, a statement is a sentence that tells something and ends with a full stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#m2)

3) A statement is a formal announcement, or what a person tells the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#m3)

4) A bank statement is a list of the money going in and out of an account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, children sort sentences into statements, questions, commands and exclamations. In maths, they decide whether a statement is true or false («All squares are rectangles» is true) and give examples or counterexamples. In news, people make official statements. Phrases: make a statement, true or false statement, bank statement, statement of fact.

### examples

- «The sky is blue» is a statement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x1)
- A statement ends with a full stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x2)
- Is this statement true or false: 7 is an even number? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x3)
- The head teacher made a statement about the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x4)
- The witness gave a statement to the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x5)
- Write two statements and one question about your picture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x6)
- Mum checked the bank statement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x7)
- Prove the statement with an example. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x8)
- So far his statement is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/#x9)

### note

Countable: a statement, statements. In grammar, statement ≠ question (ends with ?) ≠ command (tells you to do something) ≠ exclamation (ends with !). In maths, one counterexample is enough to show a statement is false.

### In the corpora

- [A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/16/)
- [At the bottom are the facts: dates, official statements from the Palace, things filmed for everyone to see.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/3/)
- [«I love pizza!» has one, but it is a statement said with feeling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/15/)
- [A statement tells you something and usually ends with a full stop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/26/)
- [Asking "what made it scary?" or "what did it look like?" turns a plain statement into description.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/41-describing-senses-showing-and-precise-words/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «statement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.