ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Non-recursive grammar

Okay kiddo, today we're going to talk about grammar, but not the kind of grammar that helps you write sentences correctly. We're going to talk about non-recursive grammar.

Now, when we talk about grammar, we're talking about a set of rules that tell us how we can put together different parts to make something new. Kind of like how you can use your building blocks to make a tower, a car, or even a spaceship!

But sometimes these rules can get a bit confusing, especially when they keep repeating themselves over and over again. That's where non-recursive grammar comes in.

Non-recursive grammar is a fancy way of saying that the rules we use to make new things don't repeat themselves. It's like if you were building a tower, but instead of adding the same block over and over again, you had to use different blocks each time.

By using different blocks to build our tower, we can create something that's really unique and interesting. And that's what non-recursive grammar is all about - using different parts to create something new and exciting without repeating ourselves.