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ChairmanMeow Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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0How would you rewrite the following sentence?02br
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00The grammar of a language defines the rules by which all sentences should be constructed.02br
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00Can you also give your reason please?02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00How would you rewrite the following sentence?02font02br
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01font00The grammar of a language defines the rules by which all sentences should be constructed.02font02br
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01cite10ChairmanMeow12cite10How would you rewrite the following sentence?12br
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10The grammar of a language defines the rules by which all sentences should be constructed.12br
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10Can you also give your reason please?12br
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10Thanks.12br
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0Thanks Clive,02br
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00I don't understand your comment 'in order to avoid being too proscriptive'. Why not?! <G>02br
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00In my mind, grammar defines rules which MUST be obeyed (given ambiguities).02br
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00If a rule is defined, when is it OK that 'most sentences' pass the rule as opposed to 'all sentences' pass the rule? I
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0Hi Meow,02br
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00Great name, as people keep telling you.05002br
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01font01b00The grammar of a language defines the rules by which all sentences should be constructed.02b02font02br
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01font00I don't understand your comment 'in order to avoid being
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0Thanks Clive,02br
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00Now that I understand your post I've changed the sentence as follows:02br
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01b00Original:02b00 The grammar of a language 01font00defines02font00 the rules by which 01font00all02font00 sentences 01font
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0Hi Meow,02br
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00Well, I like the new version better but, as I mentioned earlier, people sometimes have opposing opinions about this.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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