Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to grammar.
- adjective Conforming to the rules of grammar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to grammar: as, a grammatical rule, error, question, distinction, etc.
- Conforming to or in accordance with the rules of grammar: as, a grammatical sentence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar.
- adjective According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective linguistics
Acceptable as acorrect sentence orclause as determined by the rules and conventions of thegrammar , ormorpho-syntax of the language. - adjective Of or pertaining to grammar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to grammar
- adjective conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers
Etymologies
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Examples
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It also made a change on the "Diversity Initiatives" page - a two-letter correction of what it called a grammatical glitch, although others might see it as more of a Freudian slip.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN TIERNEY 2011
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It also made a change on the "Diversity Initiatives" page - a two-letter correction of what it called a grammatical glitch, although others might see it as more of a Freudian slip.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN TIERNEY 2011
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You seem to be inferring wrongness from my claim that certain grammatical constructions are simply NOT LOGICAL.
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar 2009
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And, though it should hardly need saying, ensure your bid is well written in grammatical sentences and (if appropriate) paragraphs.
Freelance Writing: 7 Tips for Getting Well-Paid Work on Job Auction Sites | The Creative Penn 2009
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The Clear Grammar series teaches basic grammatical concepts, provides ample speaking and writing practice in grammatical structures, and serves as a grammar reference that is written with language and terms that students can understand without teacher assistance.
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If the two words stand in grammatical connection, as in the sentence “Praise be to God,” we cannot say
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My characters speak in grammatical sentences with proper punctuation.
Punctuation and Dialogue joshenglish 2006
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Class and ethnic differences in grammatical form are equated with differences in the capacity for logical analysis.
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Though there is some inflection in English, grammatical relation is usually shown by position rather than by inflection.
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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From even the most rudimentary knowledge of French, for instance, we know that nouns have a grammatical gender that is either masculine or feminine; in German, grammatical gender allows for a neuter as well; but English speakers, who tolerate feminine pronouns of reference for things like automobiles (She runs like a top), whales of either sex (Thar she blows), and vessels (I sailed her in the Bermuda race this year), enjoy what they regard as the most sensible system, namely, natural gender and regard German das Mädchen as exceedingly odd -- though possibly the oddness is a function of the particular Mädchen in question.
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