Lesson 207--The Many Incredible Ways to Use the Word "Line".

Because I didn't spend any time in lines today at Wonderland, I decided that the word lines was an interesting thing to talk about.  There are many ways to use this wonderful word.  I will teach you as many as I can think of.

NOUNS

lines:   physical horizontal or vertical mark on a surface (paper, walls, computer screen etc.)

e.g.      He drew neat lines on the paper using a ruler.

            The paper had 23 lines on it.

lines: a group of people waiting for something

e.g.      There was a line of about 100 people waiting to buy tickets for the concert.

            There were very long lines at the bank, so he went to the ATM.

lines: The words an actor/actress says in a movie, TV show, commercial or play.

e.g.      Manuel was a good actor, but he lost a lot of jobs because he couldn't remember his lines.

            The writer decided to change several of the lines the main actor had to say.

 a police line-up

line-up:  a group of suspects the police think might have caused a crime.

e.g.      The police asked Margaret to see a line-up of suspects and tell them which one tried to rob her.

 

VERBS

line up/get in line:  all the people have to organize themselves vertically or horizontally, one after another.

e.g.      There were so many people that Sylvia had to line up for the bathroom.

           The army sergeant told the soldiers to get in line.

stand in line: wait, wait for some service like a bank.

e.g.      They stood in line for 30 minutes before the restaurant opened.

get out of line: misbehave, don't follow the rules.

e.g.      The drunk customer got out of line.

            When Dan got out of line at school, he was suspended for a week.