Sentence examples for strict grammar from inspiring English sources

But those intended to be used more widely need strict grammar rules.

I pointed out that strict grammar forbids using a plural pronoun for a single person; it would sound crazy, for instance, to describe Soloway by saying, "They are my favorite director".

All three students cited Mr. Lin as a positive influence in their lives, even today, and seemed reluctant to speak, not wanting to hurt the reputation of a man who had opened their eyes to philosophy and literature, and whose strict grammar rules they remembered today.

The romance languages, with their stricter grammars, can use it to good lyrical effect; consider Marguerite Duras and Michel Butor, to name two.

To many English speakers it seems ludicrous that the criterion of competence in a language should be strict adherence to grammar-book rules rather than nativelike performance, but in Romance countries a foreigner is often frowned upon if he permits himself the "negligence" of native usage, rather than the more stilted correct expression.

While this strategy departs from the strict compositionality of Montague Grammar, it achieves results that are often satisfactory for the intended purposes and does so with minimal computational fuss.

Raghavanka was the first to introduce the Shatpadi metre into Kannada literature in his Harishchandra kavya which is considered a classic even though it occasionally violates strict rules of Kannada grammar.

If confirmed, would she be an activist, empathetic grammarian, as liberals expect, or turn out to be a strict constructionist on matters of grammar, syntax and usage?

Yet, this only follows if we accept Malcolm's implicit assumption of the existence of depth grammar and of strict, unchangeable rules for the application of mental state terms.

Mary took charge of the boarding school and developed a strict curriculum that included literature, grammar, writing, spelling, and diction.

Writers and reporters, under their breath, denounce those strict monitors of usage, spelling and grammar as rigid smarty-pants second-guessers who eviscerate lusty copy with their grim adherence to prissy stylebooks.