- pronunciation:
- grae
m
r
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned.
I found Latin grammar hard to master. |
| definition 2: |
the use of these language rules in speaking and writing.
She is smart but she uses bad grammar. |
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The word grammar
contains the following part:
gram
Greek
root
that means
write
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