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GRAMMATICALITY, KINDS AND CASES OF NOUNS, IRREGULAR NOUN

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With this article, we intend to discuss: Grammaticality Kinds of Noun Cases of Noun Irregular Noun I.  GRAMMATICALITY Grammaticality in linguistics is the conformity of the structure of a sentence given in a particular language. Grammatically correct sentence strictly followed set of rules in syntax and has a meaningful idea. Take a look on the examples below:       a. Calvin likes Taylor.       b. *Calvin like Taylor. Both sentences are meaningful, but sentence (a) is grammatically correct and sentence (b) is grammatically incorrect.  Grammaticality is a feature by its own and should not be identified by acceptability and so its acceptability should not be identified by its meaningfulness. In  Acceptability,  a sentence is accepted in a particular community and in particular culture. Like for example, it is rude to address a person who is superior than you with " you".  Some sentences are grammatically correct but doesn't have a m

EXPECTATIONS AND FAILURES

Jeremy Butterfield once said that, “Grammar is often a generic way of referring to any aspect of English that people object to.”  It’s true ’cause I got zero in our Grammar quiz. Like my other classmates, I was expected to dominate it because I am an English major. But, heck, I failed. I never liked it when people put high hopes on me or in everything I do. I don’t like it when I have to push myself beyond my limit just because I was expected to do great in my most intelligent way. I hate it because I always ended up failing. In my almost three years of being in college, I can say that I have always been a diligent student trying hard to pass all my subjects every semester. I don’t want to fail. I should not fail. I have always been expected to stay on the honor list ever since I started schooling– yes, unfortunately. Well, expectations became helpful to me in a way that I should strive for the better to be appreciated. It became a challenge to me to get appreciation and so I