Sentence examples for serves a grammatical function from inspiring English sources

In many languages, including English, intonation serves a grammatical function, distinguishing one type of phrase or sentence from another.

The fact that de serves a grammatical function and is not used to create new words clearly shows that it is not a derivational suffix.

But it's debatable whether the sounds serve a grammatical purpose like that in human language.

This sentence serves a few rhetorical functions.

Protein serves a few important functions.

Yet Mr. Lautenberg serves a number of vital functions.

Such inquiries can serve a number of functions.

These serve a variety of functions.

In this way, count-classifiers might not serve an abstract grammatical or cognitive function, but may help in communication by making important information more noticeable and drawing attention to it.

In the former case they do linguistic work based on their discrete semantic qualities, and in the latter they appear to serve a primarily grammatical function.

The show serves a function; it just doesn't serve any purpose.