Definition of grammatical construction Grammatical construction
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What does grammatical construction mean?
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| grammatical construction - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" | ||
| construction, expression | ||
| misconstruction an ungrammatical constituent | ||
| grammatical constituent, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | ||
| adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | ||
| clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence | ||
| complement something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" | ||
| involution the action of enfolding something | ||
| phrase dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence | ||
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