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# grammatically

adverb (grammatically)

«grammatically» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that follows the rules of grammar, as in «grammatically correct». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#m1)
2. To do with grammar, as in «The two sentences are grammatically different». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons and SATs, sentences must be «grammatically correct», with the right verb forms, agreement, and punctuation. Teachers mark writing for grammar. A sentence can be grammatically correct but still make no sense, as in «Colourless green ideas sleep furiously».

### Examples

- Make sure your sentence is grammatically correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x1)
- «We was» is not grammatically correct in Standard English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x2)
- Her story was exciting and grammatically perfect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x3)
- The sentence is grammatically fine but does not make sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x4)
- Grammatically, «I» is the subject of the sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x5)
- Read your work aloud to check it sounds grammatically right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from «grammatical»; spelling «gram-mat-i-cal-ly», with -ally. Note: dialect forms like «we was» are not «wrong» in that dialect, but they are not Standard English, which exams use.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons and SATs, sentences must be «grammatically correct», with the right verb forms, agreement, and punctuation. Teachers mark writing for grammar. A sentence can be grammatically correct but still make no sense, as in «Colourless green ideas sleep furiously».

### Examples

- However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grammatically/#x1)

### Note

Adverb from «grammatical»; spelling «gram-mat-i-cal-ly», with -ally. Note: dialect forms like «we was» are not «wrong» in that dialect, but they are not Standard English, which exams use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grammatically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grammatically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grammatically.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «grammatically» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grammatically/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grammatically» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/grammatically.html) on Mova free.