The view of language on which Audio-lingualism is based is a form of which grammar?

• A. Descriptive grammar
• B. Structural grammar
• C. Transformational grammar
• D. Functional grammar

Answer: (B)

Audio-lingualism rests on structural linguistics, treating language as a system of fixed patterns learners acquire through imitation and drill. The grammar it relies on describes how sentences are built from predictable templates and sound sequences, rather than focusing on meaning or how language functions in real communication. Because the method emphasizes repeating pattern drills to form automatic responses, the underlying grammar is structural grammar, which centers on surface structure and patterning. Descriptive grammar describes actual usage without prescribing patterns, transformational grammar deals with deep versus surface structures and transformations, and functional grammar focuses on language as a means of communication. So the best fit is structural grammar.