GRAMMAR Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

grammar

noun

ˈgra-mər

as in principles

general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking

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Recent Examples of grammar Speaking styles shape how people perceive each other, and they’re often divided into two categories: accents, which revolve around the pronunciation of words, and dialects, which cover pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. —

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024 Think Go and Run Lola Run, but with poor grammar, fake addresses, thumbless buffoons, and hillbillies picking up hitchhikers. —

Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Properly probing a single, subtle element of grammar, like the use of tone or the way clauses are chained together, can be a serious accomplishment, not to mention the unsung arts of lexicography, transcription and archiving. —

Ross Perlin, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024 How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases. —

Justin Salhani, The Dial, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grammar