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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

grammar

noun · Say it: GRAM-uh

What it means

Foundation

the rules for how words are put together to make correct sentences

Our English lesson today was all about grammar and punctuation.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • language rules
  • syntax

More examples

  • Mia checked the grammar in her story before handing it in.

Where the word comes from

From Greek 'grammatike', meaning the skill of letters.

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