Words / B1

gr-uh-MAT-ikl/ɡrəˈmætɪkl/

Grammatical means correct according to grammar: a grammatical error; grammatically correct. Grammar is the noun (already in the dictionary). Ungrammatical is the opposite. Linguistic is wider (about language). Do not call a spelling slip grammatical unless the structure is wrong. Abstracts lose marks for grammatical errors.

Meaning

Correct according to the rules of grammar.

Examples

• “A grammatical error in the abstract cost an easy mark.”
• “The sentence is grammatical but still unclear, which is a different problem.”

Good to know

a grammatical error / structure. Noun: grammar. Opposite: ungrammatical. Wider: linguistic. Spelling ≠ grammar. Exam abstracts.

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