“Grammar is a technical description of a language”—Descriptive, because it describes the language in a technical way.
“A standard or word order and punctuation”—Prescriptive, because it is the normative structure.
“Unconscious rules that people follow when they speak”—Generative, because it is unconscious knowledge that all humans are born with.
“A broad terminology used to encompass syntax usage”—descriptive, because it has to do with structure and word order.
“Grammar is what you use to decide how to talk to your parents versus how to talk to your friends”—Contextual, because it talks about how people produce and interpret language.
Peer comments.
“Grammar is the structure of sentences.”—Descriptive, because it has to do with how sentences are put together.
“Grammar is how a person puts words together while either speaking or writing.”—Generative, because it is the unconscious linguistic knowledge of the mind.
“Grammar is how someone constructs sentences within his/her speech or writing, in order to communicate effectively.”—Contextual, because it is how one processes language and how they interpret language when speaking in everyday life.
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