scoring
part of speech
noun, verb form (scoring; from score)
meaning for a pupil
1) Scoring is getting points or goals in a game. tree →
2) Scoring is also the rule for how points are counted, for example 2 points for each basket. tree →
3) Scoring is cutting light lines into a surface so it folds or breaks neatly. tree →
4) Scoring is writing music for a film or band. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths the scoring rule is a rate: points = points per score × number of scores. In sport: the top scorer, scoring chances, opening the scoring. In crafts: scoring card before folding it. In tests: the scoring guide tells teachers how many marks each answer gets.
examples
- In this game, scoring a goal gives 3 points. tree →
- The scoring is 1 point for each right answer. tree →
- He kept scoring until he had 20 points. tree →
- How many points did she get by scoring 4 baskets? tree →
- Mia opened the scoring with a goal in the first minute. tree →
- Scoring the card with a ruler makes it fold in a straight line. tree →
- The scoring in rugby is different from the scoring in football. tree →
- He loves scoring music for school plays. tree →
note
Present participle and noun from «score»: drop the e and add -ing. The scoring rule is a rate: points = points per score × number of scores. Trap: different kinds of scoring may give different points (a try 5, a conversion 2), so multiply each kind by its own points before adding. Trap: «scoring» means making points, not the score itself.
In the corpora
- Then he imagined playing football against the Reception class, scoring forty goals, and walking off feeling like a champion.
- Like a whole team scoring the goal, many groups and soldiers made it happen.
- Four bat-and-ball and oval-ball games, four scoring systems.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scoring» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.