Educational Linguistics

noun A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• The linguist explained the concept of a garden-path sentence to the class.
• I got confused by that garden-path sentence in the article.
• That sentence totally led me down the garden path.
• Her words were like a garden-path sentence, leading me astray before I understood the true meaning.

noun a unit of weight in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

• The scientist measured the mass of the substance in grams using a precision balance.
• I need to measure out 50 grams of flour for this recipe.
• I only have a grammo of patience left for this situation.
• Her words carried the weight of a thousand grammos, impacting everyone in the room.