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Grammar may be practical and theoretical. The aim of practical grammar is the description of grammar
rules that are necessary to understand and formulate sentences. The aim of theoretical grammar is to
offer explanation for these rules. Generally speaking, theoretical grammar deals with the language as a
functional system.
2, 4 Grammatical stucture of the english language.
According to their grammatical structure languages can be synthetic (1 ) and analytical ( 2 ).
In 1 the grammatical relations between words are expressed by means of the i-, -n-, -f-, -t-.
In 2 - the grammatical relations between words are expressed by means of the form words and word
order. 2 forms are mostly proper to verbs. Its form word has no lexical meaning and expresses different
grammatical categories: mood, person, tense, voice, and a notional word ( infinitive or a participle). The 2
forms are:
tense and aspect of the verb forms ( continuous, perfect, all future forms ).
The passive voice.
Subjunctive mood.
However there are some synthetic features in English:
endings -s- in 3rdperson sing. In the Present Simple.
endings s in plural of nouns.
endings s in genitive case.
endings ed in the Past Simple.
Inner flexions woman women, man men, speak spoke.
The synthetic form of the subjunctive mood
(if not all) languages, words can be related to other words by rules. Morphology is the branch of linguistics
that studies such rules across and within languages