incorrect
part of speech
adjective (incorrect)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not right or not true; wrong. tree →
2) Not suitable or not polite for the situation, as in «incorrect behaviour». tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, spelling and tests: incorrect answers get a cross. In science, an incorrect prediction is not a failure — it teaches something. In everyday life: incorrect change in a shop. Phrases: incorrect answer, politically incorrect.
examples
- The explanatory notes given by this author are, nevertheless, insufficient and sometimes very incorrect. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Your answer is incorrect — try again. tree →
- The spelling of «freind» is incorrect. tree →
- The shop gave me incorrect change. tree →
- His prediction was incorrect, but he learned a lot. tree →
- That information is incorrect. tree →
- Incorrect use of the oven can be dangerous. tree →
- Minor punctuation errors (omitted or incorrect punctuation, mismatched quote marks etc.) have been amended without note. tree →
note
Opposite: correct. Adverb: incorrectly. A bit more formal than «wrong». In maths checking, find where the working became incorrect, not only the final answer.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «incorrect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.