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# instructional

adjective (instructional — no comparative forms in normal use)

«instructional» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Meant to teach or show you how to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#m1)
2. (formal) To do with teaching and instruction in schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used for videos, books and texts that teach a skill: an instructional video on how to tie a knot. In English lessons, instructional writing (instructions, recipes, how-to guides) uses numbered steps and bossy verbs like "cut", "mix", "fold". Phrases: instructional video, instructional text, instructional time (formal).

### Examples

- We watched an instructional video on how to plant seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x1)
- A recipe is a kind of instructional text. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x2)
- Instructional writing uses command verbs like "stir" and "pour". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x3)
- The kit came with an instructional booklet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x4)
- The coach made an instructional poster about safe swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x5)
- The school wants more instructional time for reading (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/#x6)

### Note

Adjective from "instruction" (noun) and "instruct" (verb). Pupils more often say "how-to" or "instructions". Not "instructive", which means "teaches you something useful" (an instructive mistake).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «instructional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructional/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«instructional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/instructional.html) on Mova free.