In this division and order of the parts of grammar I follow the common grammarians, without inquiring whether a fitter distribution might not be found. Experience has long shown this method to be s…
Igrew up in rural Missouri. My father was a cop. My mother was an Avon lady. They raised five kids to be clean, be quiet, and be good (with mixed results for “quiet” and “good”). Education …
When you learn about the grammar of your own language, the most important thing to remember is that you already know most of it. Every time you open your mouth to speak, you are using grammar with…
Grammar is concerned with the structure of words (morphology ), and of phrases and clauses (syntax ). There is a long tradition of grammar writing, starting with the ancient Greeks and leading up t…
The supremacy of English as a world language is a relic of the age when Great Britain was an important world power. The inhabitants of the huge chunks of territory which in old atlases were coloure…
Arabic Verbs and the Essentials of Grammar is intended for beginning and intermediate learners of Arabic. You could be studying in a group or by yourself. This guide covers most of what you will ne…
This chapter is an overview of what grammar is. We examine what exactly “rules” of grammar consist of and consider these “rules” from two perspectives: prescriptive and descriptive. Through…
This book gathers together practical teaching ideas and key information about language in order to help you prepare and teach grammar lessons. I hope that it will save you time, energy and stress…
This is a not a conventional book about grammar and grammar teaching. It is not a textbook, and does not offer lists of grammatical terms together with exercises and ‘answers’. It is not a bo…