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ungrammatical

1 of 1adjective
/ˌʌnɡrəˈmætɪkəl/
Forms:more ungrammatical,most ungrammatical
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not conforming with the rules of grammar

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  • The sentence 'He don't likes broccoli' is ungrammatical because 'don't' is not used with 'likes' in standard English.
  • In English, subject-verb agreement errors can make a sentence ungrammatical.
  • Students were asked to identify and correct any ungrammatical sentences in their essays.
  • The use of double negatives in the sentence 'I ain't got none' renders it ungrammatical in standard English.
  • Some dialects may allow constructions that are considered ungrammatical in formal written English.
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