Grammar: Definition & Types

Which type of grammar is usually taught in schools?

• universal grammar

• traditional grammar

• prescriptive grammar

• descriptive grammar

The concept of Performance Grammar was used by Noam Chomsky in the year ​​ ​ _____.

• 1978

• 1960

• 1965

• 1970

Grammar is a set of _______.

• words

• sentences

• rules

• corrections

Comparative Grammar considers ________________ for sentence structures in a language.

• a set of rules

• different types of grammar

• language structure

• comparison and analysis

Which of the following is not a type of grammar?

• Informative grammar

• Prescriptive grammar

• Descriptive grammar

• Performance grammar

Transformational Grammar is also known as __________.

• VGG (Verbal – generative – grammar)

• TGG (Traditional – generative – grammar)

• TGG (Transformational – generative – grammar)

• SGG (Structural – generative – grammar)

Competence grammar is also called __________.

• Mental grammar

• Traditional grammar

• Universal grammar

• Performance grammar

_________ grammar has a set of rules that describes the structure of the native speaker’s language.

• Generative grammar

• Transformational grammar

• Universal grammar

• Performance grammar

_________ grammar is mostly used by writers and speakers.

• Comparative grammar

• Descriptive grammar

• Universal grammar

• Generative grammar

Every language has its own grammar. Is it true or false?

• True

• False