grammar rule
Linguistic usage standard
A grammar rule is a principle governing how words combine into phrases and sentences in a language.
Grammar rules describe patterns of word order, agreement, and structure: The grammar rule about subject-verb agreement.
In language learning, the term often refers to prescriptive standards taught in schools, though linguists use it descriptively for any systematic pattern speakers follow.
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- sentence structureWord arrangement in clauses
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- clauseProvision in agreement
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
run-on sentence · verb · noun · parts of speech · tense · agreement · subject-verb agreement · conjugation · parse · error · comma · subject · predicate · modifier · dangling modifier · split infinitive · violation · exception
- ruleslaw, guideline, bylaw, standard, norm
- parsers
- parse treesabstract syntax tree, CST, tree structure, tree diagram, subtree
grammar rulesuggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
free variation · anything goes · guideline · recommendation · artistic license
grammar rulegrammatical error
Incorrect language structure
solecism · word salad · syntax error · stream of consciousness · malapropism
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