strategy
part of speech
noun (a strategy, strategies)
meaning for a pupil
1) A strategy is a plan for reaching a goal, especially a clever plan made carefully ahead. tree →
2) Strategy is the skill of planning, for example in games, sport or war. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths lessons pupils learn «strategies» for solving problems and doing sums: counting on, using doubles, drawing a picture, making a list, working backwards. In reading, teachers teach «reading strategies» such as predicting and rereading. In sport and board games like chess, «strategy» means planning several moves ahead. Phrases: «a good strategy», «a strategy for», «strategy game».
examples
- What strategy did you use to solve the problem? tree →
- One strategy for adding 9 is to add 10 and take away 1. tree →
- Our team needs a better strategy to win. tree →
- Chess is a game of strategy. tree →
- Drawing a diagram is a useful strategy in maths. tree →
- Her strategy was to save a little money every week. tree →
- The general planned a strategy for the battle. tree →
note
Plural: strategies (y → ies). Adjective: strategic. «Strategy» is the big plan; «tactics» are the small steps used to carry it out. Stress on the first syllable: STRA-te-gy.
In the corpora
- In a strategy game, think, but do not keep everyone waiting too long.
- In a strategy game, take time to think but do not keep everyone waiting too long; some games use a timer.
- Leo, in his strategy game: «lol my tribe invented farming on turn 5, ez».
- A strategy game that passes 50 years in 60 real minutes passes a bit less than one year every real minute.
- In Monopoly the brown streets are the cheapest and earn the least rent; a strategy is tested over many games, not one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «strategy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.