grammar
noun /ˈɡræmə(r)/
/ˈɡræmər/
- [uncountable] the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences
- the basic rules of grammar
- the complexities of English grammar
Wordfinder- accent
- alphabet
- dialect
- grammar
- language
- literacy
- literature
- pronunciation
- translate
- word
WordfinderTopics Languageb2- case
- conjugate
- gender
- grammar
- inflect
- noun
- part of speech
- singular
- subject
- tense
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- good
- bad
- …
- correct
- teach
- learn
- …
- rules
- the rules of grammar
- [uncountable] a person’s knowledge and use of a language
- His grammar is appalling.
- bad grammar
Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb2- People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German.
- Spelling and good grammar are both very important.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- good
- bad
- …
- correct
- teach
- learn
- …
- rules
- the rules of grammar
- [countable] a book containing a description of the rules of a language
- a French grammar
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’.