- 1 [uncountable] the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences the basic rules of grammar English grammar Wordfinderlanguageaccent, alphabet, dialect, grammar, language, literacy, literature, pronunciation, translate, word see also generative grammar Wordfindergrammarcase, conjugate, gender, grammar, inflect, noun, part of speech, singular, subject, tense Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecorrect, good, bad, … verb + grammarcorrect, teach, learn, … grammar + nounrules phrasesthe rules of grammar
- 2 [uncountable] a person’s knowledge and use of a language His grammar is appalling. bad grammar Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecorrect, good, bad, … verb + grammarcorrect, teach, learn, … grammar + nounrules phrasesthe rules of grammar
- 3 [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’.Extra examples People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German. Spelling and good grammar are both very important. the complexities of English grammar
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