handwriting

«handwriting» in Mova's school dictionary: Writing that you do with a pen or pencil by hand, not typed — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (handwriting — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Writing that you do with a pen or pencil by hand, not typed. tree →

2) The way a person's writing looks: «neat handwriting». tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: handwriting lessons teach letter shapes, joined-up (cursive) writing and neat spacing; teachers say «Use your best handwriting». In stories, detectives recognise who wrote a note by the handwriting. Phrases: «neat/messy handwriting», «joined-up handwriting», «handwriting practice».

examples

• Please write in your best handwriting. tree →
• My handwriting gets messy when I rush. tree →
• We practise joined-up handwriting every morning. tree →
• The detective recognised the handwriting on the letter. tree →
• Her handwriting is small and neat. tree →
• I can't read the doctor's handwriting! tree →
• And yet it is undeniably my own handwriting. tree →

note

Uncountable: not «a handwriting» or «handwritings». One word. Adjective: handwritten (a handwritten card). Cursive = joined-up handwriting.

In the corpora

• The King decides that the Knave must have imitated someone's handwriting, and that not signing it proves he is up to mischief.
• Handwriting (presentation) and composition (what is written and how well) are different skills and are marked separately.
• When siblings blame each other, clues like chocolate on faces, handwriting or screen-time records usually show the truth.
• In Birmingham, Nadia's parents check her homework every night and argue about whether her handwriting is neat enough.
• The teacher spots Jadyn's handwriting and both get detention.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handwriting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.