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grammatical construction vs constituent

constituent vs grammatical construction

grammatical construction and constituent both are nouns.

grammatical construction is not an adjective while constituent is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grammatical construction Yes No No No
constituent Yes Yes No No
As nouns, constituent is a hypernym of grammatical construction; that is, constituent is a word with a broader meaning than grammatical construction:
  • grammatical construction: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
  • constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Other hypernyms of grammatical construction include grammatical constituent.
grammatical construction (noun) constituent (noun)
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
an abstract part of something
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
something determined in relation to something that includes it
grammatical construction (adjective) constituent (adjective)
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
Difference between grammatical construction and constituent

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