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
  • Ned Martin taught him the ropes and a grammar rule or two.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The language is crude and the grammar is often even worse.
    Jenice Armstrong, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • Brush up once a year, at the very least, on writing styles and rules of grammar.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 June 2022
  • The message's poor grammar and request to text the agent are both red flags.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2022
  • So, the idea was to be in an immersive type of film grammar.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Some of the things that bug me — bad grammar, bad signage — bugged Bill Gold, too.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, grammar rules and slang evolve even more quickly than that.
    Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2022
  • Writers for the longest time have had spell-check and grammar check and not much else.
    Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
  • But even so, there’s often a toll: the accent, the grammar or a word that doesn’t sound quite right.
    Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • Under the old system there were eight grades of grammar schools, four of high school.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The next two hours were spent going over the basics of writing and grammar.
    Joseph Dushane-Navanick, tovlou.github.io, 19 July 2023
  • The same fear existed with spell check and grammar tools.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Meghan’s grammar-school class picture hung on the white wall of her bedroom.
    Leslie Carroll, Vanities, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Call the grammar police, while setting me up with your niece?
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Feb. 2020
  • These films grappled with new subjects and spoke in a new kind of movie grammar.
    Chris Nashawaty, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • As an adult, Davis stumbled over large words and grammar.
    Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Grammarly is like spell check, but it’s used for grammar.
    Anthony Deighton, Forbes, 11 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • On its face, our editors agreed, the grammar was clear.
    The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Like, if my spelling and grammar was that bad, I'd be canceled.
    Amalia Nunez, CBS News, 12 May 2018
  • Like, if my spelling and grammar was that bad, I’d be canceled.
    refinery29.com, 12 May 2018
  • Make sure to check your résumé for spelling and grammar.
    Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • To the joy of the righteous and grammar nerds across the world, McCue continued her schooling.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2020
  • There are better things to do...like brushing up on your grammar.
    Emily Wang, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2018
  • Always double-check the sender’s email address, watch for bad grammar and don’t click on any suspicious links.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
  • For Mathieson, the restrictions of Scott’s approach are countered by the sense of liberation that comes from working for a director unbound by traditional film grammar.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024

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