Grammatical Relationship

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Words connected by grammatical transformation or word form changes.

Grammatical relationships connect words through systematic language transformations. This includes verb tenses (run→ran), noun plurals (child→children), derivational forms (happy→happiness), and agent nouns (teach→teacher). The relationship is about how word forms change according to grammatical rules.

A transforms to B by grammatical rule

• run : ran :: sing : sang (past tense)
• happy : happiness :: kind : kindness (adjective to noun)
• teach : teacher :: paint : painter (verb to agent noun)

How to recognize it

• Ask: 'Is this a grammatical transformation?'
• Look for tense changes, plural forms, or derivations
• The transformation rule must be the same in both pairs
• Word roots should be related

Common mistakes

• Confusing with synonyms (grammatical forms are related, not equivalent)
• Applying irregular rules incorrectly
• Not matching the exact type of transformation

Practice guidance

Verbal Reasoning