Monday, September 21, 2009

Group 2

Patrick Hogan, Kelcey Keith, Jenna Morton, Amanda Stroh;

A. "Grammar is a technical description of a language." We believe this sentence is descriptive because it explains the description of a language.
B. "A standard of word order and punctuation." We believe this sentence is prescriptive because it has use of proper language.
C. "Unconscious rules that people follow when they speak." We believe that this sentence is generative because it is transformational in which we adapt to a language.
D. "A broad terminology used to encompass syntax, usage." We feel that this sentence is descriptive because the syntax is the structure of a sentence in which this definition defines the structural aspect of the language.
E. "Grammar is what you use to decide how to talk to your parents versus how to talk to your friends." We feel that this sentence is contextual because there is a range of difference when you speak in formal and informal situations.

1. "Grammar is the correct format of how we communicate the English language." - Patrick Hogan
2. "Grammar is and teaches he or she the right and wrong way of citing information." - Lauren McCoy
3. "Grammar is the way that people in different cultures and societies determine their speaking and writing orders. It is very important in defining certain languages." - Emma Cherry

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