Guideline on Some Questions and Answers about Grammar - 36 views
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Grammar names the types of words and word groups that make up sentences not only in English but in any language
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sentence structure
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conventions and style of language.
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apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation)"
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language use, patterns, and dialects
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Students benefit much more from learning a few grammar keys thoroughly than from trying to remember many terms and rules.
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Experiment with different approaches
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show students how to apply it not only to their writing but also to their reading and to their other language arts activities.
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If they know how to find the main verb and the subject, they have a better chance of figuring out a difficult sentenc
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Traditional drill and practice will be the most meaningful to students when they are anchored in the context of writing assignments or the study of literary models
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apply it to authentic texts.
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Try using texts of different kinds, such as newspapers and the students' own writing, as sources for grammar examples and exercises.
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entence combining: students start with simple exercises in inserting phrases and combining sentences and progress towards exercises in embedding one clause in another.
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practice using certain subordinate constructions that enrich sentences.
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All native speakers of a language have more grammar in their heads than any grammar book
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If a word can be made plural or possessive, or if it fits in the sentence "The _______ went there," it is a noun. If a word can be made past, or can take an -ing ending, it is a verb
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whole sentence or a fragment
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verb phrase
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subject
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pronoun f
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Students can circle the sentence subjects in a published paragraph, observe this pattern at work, and then apply it to their own writing.
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Most sentences start with information that is already familiar to the reader, such as a pronoun or a subject noun that was mentioned earlier.
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end focus.
