grammatical

«grammatical» in Mova's school dictionary: Correct according to the rules of grammar — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (grammatical)

meaning for a pupil

1) Correct according to the rules of grammar. tree →

2) To do with grammar: «a grammatical mistake». tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons: «Is this sentence grammatical?» A grammatical error is a mistake like «they was». Teachers mark grammatical mistakes in writing.

examples

• This sentence is not grammatical. tree →
• Correct the grammatical mistakes. tree →
• "We was late" is not grammatical in standard English. tree →
• Her writing is clear and grammatical. tree →
• Grammatical rules can be tricky. tree →
• Find the grammatical error in each line. tree →

note

Opposite: ungrammatical. Adverb: grammatically. Some dialect forms (like «we was») are normal in speech in some places but not in standard written English.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grammatical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.