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grammar vs syntax

syntax vs grammar

grammar and syntax both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grammar Yes No No No
syntax Yes No No No
As nouns, syntax is a hyponym of grammar; that is, syntax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grammar:
  • grammar: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
  • syntax: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
Other hyponyms of grammar include descriptive grammar, prescriptive grammar, morphology.
grammar (noun) syntax (noun)
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
a systematic orderly arrangement
Difference between grammar and syntax

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