concord
- noun
- /ˈkɒŋkɔrd/
- Specialized
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concordancia
- A random sample of 50 social studies teachers drawn from selected secondary schools in South Central Nigeria was assessed on their proficiency in correct pronunciation, use of tenses, concord, and grammatical structures.
- grammatical concord
Examples
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The criterion variables were proficiency in pronunciation, use of tenses, concord, and grammatical structures.
Academic text (2009) -
Such effectiveness is to a large extent measured in terms of the teachers' proficiency in grammatical pronunciation, use of correct tenses, concord, and proficiency in grammatical structures.
Academic text (2009) -
In English, it is important to maintain concord between the subject and verb in a sentence.
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A child's understanding of concord can improve when they learn about the agreement in word forms.
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Teachers often explain the rules of concord to help students write grammatically correct sentences.
Synonyms
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When words change form so they match each other, for example subject and verb
Antonyms
Compounds
The first fights in April 1775 between American colonists and British soldiers that begin the war for independence
The first battle of the war for American independence on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts
Surface Forms
Morphology
concord = cord (opaque) = con + cord
Although historically analyzable as con- + -cord ('together' + 'heart'), '-cord' is not a productive standalone English morpheme and learners cannot reliably derive the grammatical meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Concord in grammar shares the same roots: Latin con- 'with' and cor 'heart', so the idea is parts that are 'of one heart' or in agreement with each other. That's why grammatical concord means words that match or agree in gender, number, or person.