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grammatical

grammatical

18 3.0
Following the rules for making correct sentences
  • adjective
  • /ɡrəˈmætɪkəl/
translation icon : gramatical
  • Make sure to have no grammatical errors in your resume or on your transmittal e-mail.
  • grammatical structure
  • grammatical accuracy
  • grammatical errors

You made multiple grammatical errors and you speak with an accent.

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Examples

  • It's just... I was wondering what the grammatical significance of that sentence was.

  • The word for boat is a grammatical variant of the word for man.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • So a bit of grammatical knowledge inside of your head, inside your mind.

  • You made multiple grammatical errors and you speak with an accent.

  • Do you see any other details, such as grammatical structure, worth noting about the speakers' conversation?

    Academic text (1990)
  • Creole languages all have a similar grammatical structure.

  • A participle phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.

  • It's a grammatical error.

  • Idiomatic music gave way to a less grammatical and standardized aesthetic.

    Academic text (2013)
  • By the age of three, most children seem to master a considerable number of grammatical rules.

Synonyms

well-formed
vsgrammatical
  • Specialized
3 4.4

Correct according to grammar and normal language use

covers relation to grammar and following rules rather than focusing on correctness
grammatic
vsgrammatical
  • Archaic
7.6

About grammar and the rules of a language

relates to following rules in actual use rather than structure

Antonyms

Not following the rules of a language

Compounds

grammatical gender
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A system in some languages that puts nouns into groups like masculine or feminine

grammatical rule
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A rule about how to make sentences and phrases correctly

4.0

A group of words in a sentence that work together to show one idea

grammatical meaning
  • Specialized
6.3

A part of a word that shows its grammar role, like tense or number

grammatical relation
  • Specialized
6.2

The way words and phrases connect in a sentence, like subject or object

grammatical subject
  • Specialized
4.1

A part of a sentence that shows what it is about and may do the action or be described

grammatical case
  • Specialized
6.7

Different forms of nouns or pronouns that show their role in a sentence

grammatical category
  • Specialized
5.7

A group of words that share grammar features like tense or number

grammatical cohesion
  • Specialized
6.3

A way sentences connect using grammar like pronouns and conjunctions

6.9

A part of a sentence, for example a word or group of words

How Grammatical

well-formed
  • Specialized
3 4.4
grammatical
18 3.0
acceptable
477 2.5
ill-formed
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Surface Forms

grammatical positive

Morphology

grammatical = grammar (transparent) = grammar + ical

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'grammar' with the productive suffix '-ical', meaning 'relating to grammar'.

Etymology

The word grammatical comes from grammar, which itself comes from an old Greek word gramma meaning 'letter' or 'something written'. So being grammatical is about following the rules of language—the correct way to write or speak.