correction
part of speech
noun (a correction, corrections)
meaning for a pupil
1) A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong. tree →
2) Correction is the act of putting mistakes right. tree →
3) (formal) Correction can mean punishment, as in old prisons. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Discipline or teaching meant to turn a person from error, often by a parent or by God. Interpretation: Proverbs treats correction as a sign of love. God corrects people as a father corrects a son. In the primary lessons: In school pupils do corrections: they fix mistakes marked by the teacher. Correction fluid or tape covers mistakes. In maths, checking and correction of answers is good practice. Phrases: make corrections, do your corrections, correction tape.
examples
- Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof. (Writings PRO.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Writings PRO.15.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction; (Writings PRO.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Do your corrections in green pen. tree →
- The teacher made a correction to my spelling. tree →
- There were three corrections on the board. tree →
- Use correction tape to cover the mistake. tree →
- The newspaper printed a correction the next day. tree →
- She took the correction kindly and tried again. tree →
note
Countable. Verb: correct; adjective: correct, corrective. In maths, a correction changes a wrong answer to the right one; always show your working so the mistake can be found.
In the corpora
- In vain have I smitten your children — they received no correction; your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- O LORD, Thou hast ordained them for judgment, and Thou, O Rock, hast established them for correction.
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;
- Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.
- A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «correction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.