bad grammar

collocation in English

meaningsofbadandgrammar

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bad
adjective
uk
/bæd/us
/bæd/
unpleasant and ...
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grammar
noun
uk
/ˈɡræm.ər/us
/ˈɡræm.ɚ/
(the study or use of) the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to ...
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(Definition ofbadandgrammarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbad grammar

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They object tobadgrammar; they object to indifferent and vague phraseology.
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I thought that if a consolidation measure was unclear it could be clarified and that, for example,badgrammarcould be corrected.
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I accept that there arebadgrammarand secondary modern schools, just as there are good grammar and secondary modern schools.
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I have known good andbadgrammarschools and good and bad secondary modern schools.
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That isbadgrammarfor a publicly educated schoolboy.
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I would not be guilty of suchbadgrammar.
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I would like to know why we have what appears to be an example ofbadgrammar.
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I remember being told again and again that we were a lot of ignorant people who knew nothing butbadgrammar, bad language and bad preaching.
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He often usesbadgrammarwhen talking to suspects or people he does not respect.
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The demo applications were also filled with bugs and lacked any visual polish, including spelling mistakes andbadgrammarthroughout.
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She is tried at court and for usingbadgrammar, and imprisoned, where she studies some grammar.
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