grammar
/ˈɡræmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैमर
व्याकरण; व्याकरण का ज्ञान और प्रयोग
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the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences; a person's knowledge and use of these rules
व्याकरण; व्याकरण का ज्ञान और प्रयोग
- English grammar is tested in every SSC paper.
- His grammar is good but his spelling is weak.
- Radhika's grammar has improved a lot this year.
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- Good grammar is important for your writing.
- The teacher corrected the grammar in my essay.
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a book that describes the rules of a language
व्याकरण की पुस्तक
- This grammar book explains every concept with simple examples.
- The library has an old grammar by a British author that is still popular with teachers.
- I bought a new English grammar for the exam.
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- Her grammar is full of useful examples and exercises.
- Our school library has several old grammars.
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grammar (uncountable noun)
In its general meaning grammar is uncountable: no plural and no a or an. Say good grammar, not a good grammar.
सामान्य अर्थ में 'grammar' uncountable है: इसका plural नहीं होता और a या an नहीं लगता।
- Good grammar makes your answers easier to understand.
- Radhika's grammar is excellent.
grammar of + language
Use of for the language whose system is described.
जिस भाषा की व्यवस्था का वर्णन हो, उसके लिए of का प्रयोग होता है।
- The grammar of Sanskrit is very precise.
a grammar (countable: a book)
As a countable noun, a grammar is a book describing a language.
Countable noun के रूप में 'a grammar' किसी भाषा का वर्णन करने वाली पुस्तक को कहते हैं।
- He bought a grammar of Hindi for foreign students.
good / weak + at grammar; strong in grammar
Be good or weak at the subject, and use at after good, bad, poor or weak.
विषय में अच्छा या कमज़ोर होने के लिए good, bad, poor या weak के बाद at आता है।
- Many candidates are weak at grammar.
- She is good at English grammar.
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adjective + grammar
correctpoorbasicadvancedformalEnglish
- Poor grammar can cost you marks in the descriptive paper.
verb + grammar
learnteachrevisecheckimprovemaster
- Radhika revises grammar for an hour every morning.
grammar + noun
bookmistaketestexercisechecklesson
- The grammar test had fifty error-spotting questions.
grammar + of + noun
grammar of tensesgrammar of speechgrammar of the sentencegrammar of the language
- She explained the grammar of reported speech in simple steps.
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- SSC papers usually test grammar through error spotting and sentence improvement.
SSC के पेपर प्रायः error spotting और sentence improvement के माध्यम से grammar की परीक्षा लेते हैं।
- His spoken English is fluent, but his grammar needs work.
उसकी बोली जाने वाली English धाराप्रवाह है, पर उसकी grammar में सुधार की ज़रूरत है।
- The teacher marked every grammar mistake in red ink.
शिक्षक ने हर grammar की गलती को लाल स्याही से चिह्नित किया।
- The grammar of Hindi differs from the grammar of English in word order.
Hindi की grammar शब्द-क्रम में English की grammar से भिन्न है।
- Grammar is the skeleton of a language; vocabulary is its flesh.
Grammar भाषा का ढाँचा है; शब्दावली उसका मांस।
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✗ My grammars are very weak.
✓ My grammar is very weak.
Grammar in this sense is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
इस अर्थ में 'grammar' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।
✗ He is very good in grammar.
✓ He is very good at grammar.
Good takes at before a subject or skill.
विषय या कौशल से पहले 'good' के साथ at आता है।
✗ I have a good grammar of English.
✓ I have a good command of English grammar.
You have a command of grammar; a grammar means a book, not your skill.
आपके पास grammar पर 'command' होती है; 'a grammar' का अर्थ पुस्तक है, आपका कौशल नहीं।
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A grammar school (a selective secondary school in England), grammatical error, grammar check.
Collocations: grammar school (इंग्लैंड का चयनात्मक माध्यमिक स्कूल), grammatical error, grammar check।
✓In the exam
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A person who studies or writes about grammar is a grammarian.
'व्याकरण का अध्ययन या लेखन करने वाला' grammarian है।