Group 3

Meghan Pyatt
Robin Kern
Kendra Lantrip
Cory Fry

f. Grammar is the rules of writing correctly. Prescriptive because prescriptive grammar is interested in constructing rules of usage.
g. I see grammar as sort of the ‘government’ of words. It contains rules and regulations that help words get along with each other. Prescriptive because this also explains the constructing of rules for grammar.
h. Grammar is the correct usage of the English language. Contextual because it describes how people produce and interpret the language.
i. Grammatical sentences are easier to understand than ungrammatical ones. Descriptive because it is the building blocks of sentence structure.
j. Grammar is the structure and content of language. It varies according to language, regions, individuals, and environments. Includes sounds, punctuation, word choice, word order, etc. Generative because it refers to the effect of context and/or real-time limitations on the way speakers process language.
k. Grammar means the system by which we have chosen to write and speak. Generative because it also refers to how speakers/ writers have chosen to process languages.
• Grammar is the structure behind how we write words and sentences, but it varies from language to language. Descriptive because its purpose is to describe the structure of language.
• Grammar is the correct way to form sentences and punctuation. Prescriptive because it is normal grammar.
• Grammar is how someone constructs sentences within his/her speech or writing, in order to communicate effectively. Generative because it is common knowledge to all speakers.