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What type of book do you like best?
What does Type mean?
a kind of thing, or to write with a keyboard.
Dictionary definition
A type is a kind or category of something, and to type means to write words using a keyboard.
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What does type mean?
Type means a kind of thing, or to write with a keyboard
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to type?
Kind is close in meaning to type.
Practice 3
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: What ____ of book do you like best?
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MeaningType means a kind of thing, or to write with a keyboard.
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Synonyms
Words like Type
Antonyms
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individual itemA contrast for one thing instead of a category.
handwriteA contrast for writing by hand instead of using a keyboard.
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Word family
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Base word
type
noun
type
A kind or category.
noun
types
More than one kind or category.
verb
typed
Wrote using a keyboard.
verb
typing
Writing with a keyboard now.
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Hint for students
To type means to press keys on a keyboard to make letters, words, or numbers appear.
Common mix-up
Type can also mean a kind or category, as in "a type of bird." In this sentence, type means use a keyboard.
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Write one sentence that shows type without using the word type. Model sentence: She pressed the keyboard keys until her report appeared on the screen. Clue words: pressed, keyboard keys, appeared on the screen Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show using a keyboard, or does it show a category meaning?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Please type your name at the top of the form." Why does type fit better than write by hand?
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