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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between form and shape
Hi,
When I teach a small child to know the triangle, rectangle, or square, should I use "shape" or "form"?
What shape is this? Or what form is this?
Thank you very much.
When I teach a small child to know the triangle, rectangle, or square, should I use "shape" or "form"?
What shape is this? Or what form is this?
Thank you very much.
Top answer
Hi, Have you considered asking simply What is this? Clive
- Hi, Have you considered asking simply What is this?
- Clive
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What is this is perfectly acceptable.
But if you choose a word between form and shape, which would you choose?
I would choose shape.
Thank you
But if you choose a word between form and shape, which would you choose?
I would choose shape.
Thank you
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Hi,
Me too, as long as you don't have to start teaching what 'shape' means.
You said a small child, so I I'd keep things as simple as possible.
Clive
Me too, as long as you don't have to start teaching what 'shape' means.
You said a small child, so I I'd keep things as simple as possible.
Clive
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I think "shapes" is the term generally used. For example, someone might say "Oh, my three-year-old is so smart -- he know all his shapes and all his colors." (Why did I say "his shapes" instead of "the shapes"? To me, "his shapes" suggests "all the shapes we have taught him," while if you say "he knows all the shapes," it suggest "all the possible shapes in the world."
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