Grammar shapes language. It is the structure for how we communicate ideas effectively with each other. When we pick apart a sentence, we can look at the different phrases and see how they make sense with each other. But sometimes, when you look closely at the words, you get hilarious results! Grammar isn't perfect, and if you're a grammar nerd, you're familiar with its many flaws, and you've heard a number of great jokes about grammar. Here are a few jokes that made the top of my list.

1. Jury

A defendant sits in front of a jury. The prosecutor asks him if he committed a crime.

The defendant says, "I didn't do nothing!"

The prosecutor responds, "That's a confession!"

2. Logician Doctor

A pregnant couple visits their doctor, who is a logician. The doctor performs a sonogram and says to the couple, "I have the results, and I can tell you the sex of the baby."

The couple asks, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

The doctor replies, "Yes."

3. Pass the Salt

A family sits at a dinner table. The mother asks one of the sons, "Could you pass me the salt?"

The son replies, "Yes", and doesn't pass the salt.

The mother looks at her son and says, "Well?"

The son remarks, "I didn't say I would do it."

4. Prepositions

Bob recommends a book to his friend. The friend asks, "What's the book about?"

Bob replies, "You shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition."

The friend asks again, "What's the book about, smartass?"

5. Linguistics

A linguist is explaining to her friend the concept of double negatives in different languages.

She explains, "In English when you have a double negative, the two negatives cancel out and make an affirmative. However, in a language such as Spanish, a double negative is actually considered proper grammar and fully constitutes a negative."

The linguist adds, "Now, what I find interesting is that there is no language where a double affirmative makes a negative."

The linguist's friend replies, "Yeah, right."

6. Verb and Question Word

A grammar teacher says to his class, "I will pick a random student, and whoever I pick has to name a verb and a question word."

Patrick, who is not paying attention, hears the teacher call his name.

He says, "Wait, what?"

7. Ignorance and Apathy

A father sits with his teenage son and asks, "Son, do you know the difference between ignorance and apathy?"

The teenager answers, "Don't know, don't care."

And finally, my personal favorite:

8. Don't Do Nothing

A preschool teacher asks one of her students, "What does your grandfather do?" The kid responds, "He don't do nothing."

The teacher looks at him and says, "Did you just say 'He don't do nothing'? What about your grammar?"

The kid responds, "She don't do nothing either."