New! PrivateView
Beta
A forum discussion about the usage of instruction and instructions in different contexts and situations. Learn from native speakers and other learners how to use these words correctly and avoid confusion.
Copied 
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaNoun (lb) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.*{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny, chapter=5, title= Pulling the Strings, passage=Anstruther laughed good-naturedly.I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”}}
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
Betathe instruction vs the instructions Both 'the instruction' and 'the instructions' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The instruction' is singular and refers to a single set of directions or guidance, while 'the instructions' is plural and refers to multiple sets of directions or guidance.
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaINSTRUCTION definition: 1. something that someone tells you to do: 2. advice and information about how to do or use…. Learn more.
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaThe definition of instruction is the act of educating, giving the steps that must be followed or an order. An example of instruction is someone giving another person detailed directions to the library. An instruction can also contain data to be used in the operation. What is the difference between instruction and information?
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaInstructions is the most generic term, and may be synonymous with directions— step-by-step guidance on how to perform a specific task or function. A manual or guide will include many sets of instructions. Used alone, however, "instructions" can refer to the simplest explanatory text— push cap and twist to open, or use other door.
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaBut I guess this doesn't work for instructions (i.e. "a piece of instructions" would be incorrect). If "instructions" are actually a plural form, I wonder what each "instruction" means. If I asked, "Which of the instructions I sent to you was difficult to understand?," how would you answer? Or maybe I should ask, "Which part of the instructions ...
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaTeaching and Instruction are being used interchangeably by many educators these days. Teachers are often called instructors supposing that their job is to instruct, to give knowledge or instructions. However, there is subtle difference between teaching and instruction. Teaching. Teaching is more complex in nature. When we talk about teaching ...
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
Beta"Instructions," as a general description of this sort of thing, is always used in the plural even if there is only one item in that category. You might have "instructions for turning on an electric lamp" that consist entirely of three words: "Press the switch."
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
New! PrivateView
BetaPart Five: Direct Instruction of Social Information (May 5, 2023). I would like to tell you a story. It took awhile to sort it out. The ... Reading Research Quarterly, in press. Google Scholar. Tharp, 1982. R.G. Tharp. The effective instruction of comprehension: Results and description of the ... The instruction of reading comprehension. Citation.
Copied
See Cached Version
Your search and this result
- The search term appears in the result: instructions vs instruction
- The website matches one or more of your search terms
- Other websites that include your search terms link to this result
- The result is in English (Australia)
Searches related to instructions vs instruction
Searches related to instructions vs instruction
