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syntax vs grammar

grammar vs syntax

syntax and grammar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syntax Yes No No No
grammar Yes No No No
As nouns, grammar is a hypernym of syntax; that is, grammar is a word with a broader meaning than syntax:
  • syntax: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  • grammar: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
syntax (noun) grammar (noun)
studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
a systematic orderly arrangement
Difference between syntax and grammar

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