grammatical
[ gruh-mat-i-kuhl ]
/ grəˈmæt ɪ kəl /
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adjective
of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
conforming to standard usage: grammatical speech.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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grammatical
/ (ɡrəˈmætɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to grammar
(of a sentence) well formed; regarded as correct and acceptable by native speakers of the language
Derived forms of grammatical
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