grammatical

grammatical
[[t]grəmæ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ: ADJ n Grammatical is used to indicate that something relates to grammar.

Should the teacher present grammatical rules to students?

...grammatical errors.

Derived words:
grammatically ADV ADV adj/-ed

...grammatically correct language.

2) ADJ If someone's language is grammatical, it is considered correct because it obeys the rules of grammar.

...a new test to determine whether students can write grammatical English.

Derived words:
grammatically ADV ADV after v

...studies showing that up to one in five undergraduates cannot write grammatically.


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