GRAMMAR


Meaning of GRAMMAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ græmə(r) ]

( grammars)

1.

Grammar is the ways that words can be put together in order to make sentences.

He doesn’t have mastery of the basic rules of grammar.

...the difference between Sanskrit and English grammar.

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2.

Someone’s grammar is the way in which they obey or do not obey the rules of grammar when they write or speak.

His vocabulary was sound and his grammar excellent.

...a deterioration in spelling and grammar among teenagers.

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3.

A grammar is a book that describes the rules of a language.

...an advanced English grammar.

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4.

A particular grammar is a particular theory that is intended to explain the rules of a language.

Transformational grammars are more restrictive.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.