Topic: GRAMMAR
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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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Show all entries from Topic: GRAMMAR| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | gramaire, from Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikos 'of letters', from gramma; GRAM |
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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
Check your spelling and grammar.
the rules of English grammar2 [countable] a particular description of grammar or a book that describes grammar rules :
A dictionary lists the words, a grammar states the rules.
A dictionary lists the words, a grammar states the rules.