MATTER (NOUN)
22 / 09 / 2022
Nouns
MATTER (noun): meaning and examples
Hello again. Welcome to another Daily Vitamin lesson.
Today's word is the very useful noun: matter. (In another lesson, we will look at the verb to matter.)
The noun matter can refer to many different things:
-a subject which is being dealt with or considered (example 1)
-a problem or a bad situation (example 2)
-a substance (example 3)
-when time is short (example 4)
It is quite common in normal conversation and is a word that is not generally taught in traditional English coursebooks.
Example 1: Many feel that world hunger is a matter which needs to be addressed by the politicians of the world.
Example 2: What's the matter? You seem quite sad today. (What's the matter is an expression.)
Example 3: Humans are made up of organic matter, 70 percent of which is water.
Example 4: The meeting is going to start in a matter of minutes; where is John? (In a matter of minutes is also an expression.)
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I hope you have a good day!
