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grammar
[gram-er]
noun
the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; morphology and syntax.
these features or constructions themselves.
English grammar.
an account of these features; a set of rules accounting for these constructions.
a grammar of English.
Generative Grammar.a device, as a body of rules, whose output is all of the sentences that are permissible in a given language, while excluding all those that are not permissible.
knowledge or usage of the preferred or prescribed forms in speaking or writing.
She said his grammar was terrible.
the elements of any science, art, or subject.
a book treating such elements.
grammar
/ ˈɡæə /
noun
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology, sometimes also phonology and semantics
the abstract system of rules in terms of which a person's mastery of his native language can be explained
a systematic description of the grammatical facts of a language
a book containing an account of the grammatical facts of a language or recommendations as to rules for the proper use of a language
the use of language with regard to its correctness or social propriety, esp in syntax
the teacher told him to watch his grammar
( as modifier )
a grammar book
the elementary principles of a science or art
the grammar of drawing
grammar
The rules for standard use of words. A grammar is also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of language.
Other 51Թ Forms
- grammarless adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grammar1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grammar1
Example Sentences
Fifteen-year old grammar school boy Sumner couldn't believe what he was seeing, later describing how he "lay in my bed that night with my ears ringing and my world view significantly altered".
Had I paid more attention in school, maybe my grammar would be a lot better because my spelling, I suck at that.
That I have to keep fighting my computer’s grammar settings to ignore the “error” of “river who flows” suggests how far we have to go.
I still feel a little insecure about my grammar and s**t like that, but my agents and my editor just say, “Don’t worry, we can always work on that. Just be who you are.”
Quoting from the Supreme Court’s decision that the government has a duty to facilitate Garcia’s return, Wilkinson offered a simple grammar lesson.
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When To Use
Grammar is the study of how sentences in a specific language are constructed.Grammar also refers to the features and rules of the language that guide users to creating properly constructed sentences. When we follow grammar rules it helps our listeners and readers understand what we’re trying to communicate.For example, one feature of English grammar is that the order of the words in a sentence helps tell us what job each word is doing. If we put all the nouns at the front of the sentence, as in I dogs own three, you’d wonder what we meant. When we put the subject of the sentence before the verb and the object after it, as in I own three dogs, you can understand what we mean.As with most languages, English has many different aspects of grammar that we follow in order to make understandable sentences. Most people learn and improve their grammar throughout their lives, starting when they first learn the language.
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