Difference between descriptive grammar and prescriptive grammar
Answers
Answered by
2
A prescriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how people think language should be used. ... It can be compared with a descriptive grammar, which is a set of rules based on how language is actually used. Example. A prescriptive grammar would reject 'He goes...', meaning 'He said', as incorrect language
A descriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used. In a descriptive grammar there is no right or wrong language. It can be compared with a prescriptive grammar, which is a set of rules based on how people think language should be used.
In "prescriptive", it's a set of rules or directions for someone reading it to follow, like a label on a medicinal pack;
In "descriptive:, it's a series of words for someone reading it to be informed, like a story book;
In a nut shell, "prescriptive" tells you what to do, whereas "descriptive" helps you what to imagine.
A descriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used. In a descriptive grammar there is no right or wrong language. It can be compared with a prescriptive grammar, which is a set of rules based on how people think language should be used.
In "prescriptive", it's a set of rules or directions for someone reading it to follow, like a label on a medicinal pack;
In "descriptive:, it's a series of words for someone reading it to be informed, like a story book;
In a nut shell, "prescriptive" tells you what to do, whereas "descriptive" helps you what to imagine.
Similar questions