grammarnoun
uk/ˈɡræm.ər/us/ˈɡræm.ɚ/A2 [ U ] (the study or use of) the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to make sentences
[ C ] mainly UK a book of grammar rules:
a German grammar
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- These books give very good grammar coverage .
- Schools here put great emphasis on written work and grammar.
- Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.
- Her knowledge of English grammar is very extensive.
- Each unit of the course book focuses on a different grammar point.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- plurality
- qualify
- reflexive
- superlative
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Books: reference books