grammatical

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adjective gram·mat·i·cal \ grə-ˈma-ti-kəl \

Definition of grammatical

1 :of or relating to grammar

2 :conforming to the rules of grammar

a grammatical sentence

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grammaticality

play \grə-ˌma-tə-ˈka-lə-tē\ noun

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grammatically

play \grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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grammaticalness

play \grə-ˈma-ti-kəl-nəs\ noun

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Examples of grammatical in a Sentence

That sentence is not grammatical.

Recent Examples of grammatical from the Web

The story contained lengthy quotes attributed to former MI6 head John Scarlett, and was riddled with grammatical errors easily spotted by an English speaker.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: False moral equivalency is not a bug of Trumpism. It’s a feature.," 16 Aug. 2017
A grammatical crisis of epic proportion is literally sweeping the nation — only not with a big broom.

— by michael hamersly, miamiherald, "This is a funny column. Literally.," 10 Aug. 2017
Fans immediately commented with messages of love and support, and didn't seem to mind the grammatical errors that Justin took himself to task over.

— ella ceron, Teen Vogue, "Justin Bieber Tells Instagram He Wants His "Career to Be Sustainable" After Canceling 'Purpose' Tour," 3 Aug. 2017
The original law was meant to allow pregnant teenagers to get married if their parents approved, but lawmakers forgot to put in an age minimum, which, combined with a grammatical error, left the law open to anyone of any age.

— womansday.com staff, Woman's Day, "10 of the Most Obscure Marriage Laws in the U.S.," 2 Aug. 2017
All letters to askpolly@nymag.com become the property of Ask Polly and New York Media LLC and will be edited for length, clarity, and grammatical correctness.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "Ask Polly: I Hate All Jobs!," 26 July 2017
All letters to askpolly@nymag.com become the property of Ask Polly and New York Media LLC and will be edited for length, clarity, and grammatical correctness.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "Ask Polly: It Seems Like My Friends Don’t Like Me," 19 July 2017
All letters to askpolly@nymag.com become the property of Ask Polly and New York Media LLC and will be edited for length, clarity, and grammatical correctness.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "Ask Polly: It Seems Like My Friends Don’t Like Me," 19 July 2017
The feed, which boasts about 145,000 followers, is essentially comprised of a mix of retweets of Trump's own English proclamations, along with short Spanish-language snippets, some riddled with misspellings and grammatical mistakes.

— robert newhouse, Teen Vogue, "Donald Trump Still Hasn’t Created A Spanish Version of Whitehouse.gov," 7 July 2017

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