Which next word is likely, and what makes it supported?
Write two contexts that share a final word but support different continuations. Compare them with the trained-model bonus lab.
Count which words follow the selected word in your corpus and normalise the counts.
Cut these cards apart. Use the original example first, then let a partner supply a changed case. Keep sealed/final cards with the teacher until the learner commits a rule.
Training sentence: the reef is blue
My prediction and reason:
Training sentence: the reef is calm
My prediction and reason:
Training sentence: the bush is green
My prediction and reason:
Training sentence: the sky is blue
My prediction and reason:
This is a count-based language model, not a transformer. Compare with the trained-model bonus investigation.