What is 'Concord' in language teaching?

• A. Concord
• B. Meaning
• C. Stress Pattern
• D. Word Order

Answer: (A)

Concord is about grammatical agreement between words in a sentence, driven by features like number, person, and gender. In teaching, this means helping learners use the correct forms so related words match each other. For example, in English the subject and the verb must agree in number: The cat runs (singular) vs The cats run (plural). In languages with gender and more extensive agreement, adjectives and determiners must match the noun they describe: une petite voiture vs des petites voitures in French, or el libro bueno vs los libros buenos in Spanish. Teaching concord focuses on recognizing these patterns and producing sentences where the related words reflect the same grammatical features, ensuring clear and natural communication.