Which term describes 'the rules of a language viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language'?

Which term describes 'the rules of a language viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language'?

• A. Grammar
• B. Reading
• C. Vocabulary
• D. Language

Answer: (A)

Grammar is the set of rules that govern how words are arranged to form sentences. These rules, spanning syntax and morphology, create a system capable of generating all well-formed sentences in a language. Reading describes the activity of understanding written text, not the rules that produce sentences. Vocabulary refers to the word bank a speaker knows, not how those words are combined. Language encompasses the entire communication system, including sounds, meanings, and use, but the description given points specifically to the rules that generate sentences, which is grammar.

Grammar is the set of rules that govern how words are arranged to form sentences. These rules, spanning syntax and morphology, create a system capable of generating all well-formed sentences in a language. Reading describes the activity of understanding written text, not the rules that produce sentences. Vocabulary refers to the word bank a speaker knows, not how those words are combined. Language encompasses the entire communication system, including sounds, meanings, and use, but the description given points specifically to the rules that generate sentences, which is grammar.