How to Use grammar in a Sentence

grammar

noun
  • English grammar can be hard to master.
  • I know some German, but my grammar isn't very good.
  • The words and grammar are merely tools to bring that spark to life.
    Annmarie Thomas, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The language is crude and the grammar is often even worse.
    Jenice Armstrong, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • Ned Martin taught him the ropes and a grammar rule or two.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
  • So, the idea was to be in an immersive type of film grammar.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The same fear existed with spell check and grammar tools.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The message's poor grammar and request to text the agent are both red flags.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The next two hours were spent going over the basics of writing and grammar.
    Joseph Dushane-Navanick, tovlou.github.io, 19 July 2023
  • Of course, grammar rules and slang evolve even more quickly than that.
    Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2022
  • Brush up once a year, at the very least, on writing styles and rules of grammar.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 June 2022
  • These films grappled with new subjects and spoke in a new kind of movie grammar.
    Chris Nashawaty, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Writers for the longest time have had spell-check and grammar check and not much else.
    Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Make sure to check your résumé for spelling and grammar.
    Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Under the old system there were eight grades of grammar schools, four of high school.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Call the grammar police, while setting me up with your niece?
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Feb. 2020
  • The best writers understand grammar and know when to break its rules.
    Dallas News, 4 May 2021
  • Grammarly is like spell check, but it’s used for grammar.
    Anthony Deighton, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Meghan’s grammar-school class picture hung on the white wall of her bedroom.
    Leslie Carroll, Vanities, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Artists make objects steeped in meaning and are well-equipped to parse the grammar and syntax of stuff.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022
  • That grammar grew at the school as the occasion demanded it.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 May 2017
  • There are better things to do...like brushing up on your grammar.
    Emily Wang, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2018
  • On its face, our editors agreed, the grammar was clear.
    The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
  • As an adult, Davis stumbled over large words and grammar.
    Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Sure, the grammar and language are completely off and that's a huge red flag of a scam right there.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Language study involves much more than learning new words and rules of grammar.
    David Buice, Dallas News, 20 July 2021
  • Just run their essay through Microsoft grammar check and hope for the best?
    Wired, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In your first draft, don’t worry about spelling and grammar.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • There is one big risk of putting a document like this online: the grammar police.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Some responses have been edited for length and grammar.
    Lizzy Acker, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022

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