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Agrammatic in a sentence

Agrammatic meaning

Of, pertaining to, or afflicted by agrammatism.

Using Agrammatic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted by agrammatism.
  • In the example corpus, agrammatic often appears in combinations such as: agrammatic aphasiacs.

Context around Agrammatic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tested 1×

Often after:

aphasiacs 3× aphasia 1× aphasias 1×

Sentence patterns with Agrammatic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

75 of agrammatic aphasiacs would 1× agrammatic aphasiacs tend 1× of tested agrammatic aphasiacs in 1× people with agrammatic aphasia rely 1× people without agrammatic aphasias but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

agrammatic aphasiacs tend 1× for example only 1× it is possible 1× reversible passive sentences 1×

Common sentence endings:

in one study 1× order of english 1× the sentence describes 1× to understand others 1× within the sentence 1×

Words around Agrammatic

Just before it in the word index:

agrajag 3 agrahara 3 agraflora 3 agradaa 3 agrabah 6 agra 100

Just after it in the word index:

agran 3 agrani 2 agranulocytosis 3 agrarian 181 agrarianism 5 agrarians 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Agrammatic

  • In this selection, "agrammatic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tested, aphasiacs, aphasia and aphasias stand out and add context to how "agrammatic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 75 of agrammatic aphasiacs would and agrammatic aphasiacs tend. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "agrammatic" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with agrammatic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Agrammatic aphasiacs tend to be sensitive to word order, relying instead on pragmatics in order to understand others. (18 words)

It is possible that people with agrammatic aphasia rely on a heuristic based on the canonical word order of English. (20 words)

For example, only 75% of agrammatic aphasiacs would comprehend the reversible active sentence, “The actor applauded the dancer” accurately, due to the atypical scenario that the sentence describes. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Reversible passive sentences such as “The actor was applauded by the dancer” are even more complex and difficult to comprehend, and were only found to be accurately understood by 50% of tested agrammatic aphasiacs in one study. (37 words)

This is often not an issue for people without agrammatic aphasias, but many aphasics rely very heavily on word order to understand roles that words play within the sentence. (29 words)

For example, only 75% of agrammatic aphasiacs would comprehend the reversible active sentence, “The actor applauded the dancer” accurately, due to the atypical scenario that the sentence describes. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

Agrammatic aphasiacs tend to be sensitive to word order, relying instead on pragmatics in order to understand others.

For example, only 75% of agrammatic aphasiacs would comprehend the reversible active sentence, “The actor applauded the dancer” accurately, due to the atypical scenario that the sentence describes.

It is possible that people with agrammatic aphasia rely on a heuristic based on the canonical word order of English.

Reversible passive sentences such as “The actor was applauded by the dancer” are even more complex and difficult to comprehend, and were only found to be accurately understood by 50% of tested agrammatic aphasiacs in one study.

This is often not an issue for people without agrammatic aphasias, but many aphasics rely very heavily on word order to understand roles that words play within the sentence.

Common combinations with agrammatic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "agrammatic" in a sentence?
An example: "Agrammatic aphasiacs tend to be sensitive to word order, relying instead on pragmatics in order to understand others." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "agrammatic" from authentic English texts.
What does "agrammatic" mean?
Agrammatic means: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted by agrammatism.
How many example sentences with "agrammatic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "agrammatic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.