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Default Re: Grammar vs. Syntax

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Originally Posted by eskp
I want to teach the use of cardinal and ordinar numbers, as a part of my grammar class. Ex: Your are number one. You are the first one in line. You are number two. You are the second one in line.
My partner argues that we can't do that since the use of cardinal & ordinal numbers is a SYNTAX lesson, not GRAMMAR lesson. What is the technically correct?
I'm not sure I accept a complete distinction between grammar and syntax.
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