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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: gramaire, from Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikos 'of letters', from gramma; GRAM

grammar

 noun
     
gram‧mar S3 W3
1 [uncountable] the rules by which words change their forms and are combined into sentences, or the study or use of these rules:
Check your spelling and grammar.
the rules of English grammar
2 [countable] a particular description of grammar or a book that describes grammar rules:
A dictionary lists the words, a grammar states the rules.


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