Whatever the answer, language is another marvel that shows God’s creative genius. Language begins with foundational parts such as the noun (person, place, thing or idea, which can be singular or plural), and the verb (action, which can be past, present, future, etc.). Words that describe nouns are adjectives. Words that describe verbs are adverbs. Such basic blocks help to build the sentence (usually a set of words). A simple sentence may use one clause (expressing a single thought). A complex sentence may use subordinate clauses (developing the thought further), and conjunctions (connecting words such as “and… but… for… since”).
Many sentences have three parts: subject, verb, and object, in which the subject acts on the object. “God [subject] created [verb] heaven and earth [objects].” Even at the foundational level, the parts can be arranged in many ways. Thoughts can be expressed actively (giving action) or passively (receiving action). They can be stated or implied, absolute or conditional, given as commands or questions or exclamations! Grammar refers to a language’s structure—how its words and sentences go together to make sense. Most of the time, if we are familiar with a language, we hardly notice how it works; it comes to us naturally by constant use. But we may need to check grammar when dealing with other languages or, even in our own language when we want to say or understand something more accurately. In our case, we want to understand the Bible, to get the intended meaning from words and sentences. At times, that will have us looking more closely at grammatical details.