I want to ask about this question: How much should we learn about Grammar? Since it has many subjects to learn about and sometimes it makes beginners feel overwhelmed and desperate in which part they should start to learn grammar. Tenses, parts of speech, etc. Can anyone make a list contains which parts of Grammar that beginners should really understand?
For example, Is it important for a beginner to really understand parts of speech?
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Thanks for your reply, Mark. The answers really help.
i can tell u the thing which u should know to speak english well not only they are grammar but also the structure of sentences u should know about it .
1. modals(should ,can may might ought to etc.)
2. preposition(in, at,under,through,by )
3.tenses(all 10-12)
4.non finite ,gerund.
5.how to make sentence on imaginative thing.
6.how to tell those thing which keep on, kept on, will keep on going.
7.passive
8.speeches
note: must make the examples and fill ups to improve your grammar
by the way one thing u should keep in your mind by knowing grammar u can speak fluently english .
with these u will have to speak, watch,listen as well.
thank u
So the question could be, "Should I spend my time learning English grammar or learning to speak English?"
In trying to learn Arabic the same question has come up for me.
If I can speak I can communicate. If I make mistakes when speaking people will be happy to help and correct me.
If I study grammar only, it will be too long before I can communicate.
If you want to take the grammar first approach so you make no mistakes when speaking, you should be very young because it will be a long time before you can speak perfectly.
Hello Mr. Bob
I read your comments and I do agree with certain points in your comments. We learn languages because we want to be able to use it to communicate. And some cases, it means communicate orally.
I won't argue that we don't need to know grammar that much in order to improve our speaking, but I already asked it in other discussion long time ago. And I think we all are agree if a person write English in the same way he speaks English, it won't be appropriate.
I think I should rewrite the question. Let's say you are an English teacher and someone comes to you, saying that he has been improving his English speaking skill. But, he is not sure that he can write basic English properly and needs to learn English grammar. And he is confused, since it seems there are many subjects about English grammar that he should learn. I'm talking about modal, tenses, parts of speech, gerund, conditional sentences, etc. So, where should he start? How many subjects about grammar he needs to learn to gain basic level so he can write properly?
He also says that he only has limited times to learn grammar (let's say 3-6 months). So, what will you tell him?
there are a lot of grammar books for beginners for example : oxford grammar in use
Keeping on Learning (practicing)
How much grammars are there???
How much should we learn about Grammar...
Hi Malka...
Here I need to explain something to you...
Please note that you should not use can be able to understand
either you should say..
if we are able to understand or
If we can understand
Do not mix the both...
That is a grammar...
Grammar is some kind of rules... that is all and once you can understand the rule it will be very easy..
I can say... the heading of "How much we should learn about Grammar" itself is wrong...
Rules are common for every body whether in the elementary level and advanced level.
s.selvakumar
Hi Malka...
Here I need to explain something to you...
Please note that you should not use can be able to understand
either you should say..
if we are able to understand or
If we can understand
Do not mix the both...
That is a grammar...
Grammar is some kind of rules... that is all and once you can understand the rule it will be very easy..
I can say... the heading of "How much we should learn about Grammar" itself is wrong...
Rules are common for every body whether in the elementary level and advanced level.
s.selvakumar
Dear Friends...
Grammar is only one for every stage whether he is a beginner or advanced person/native speaker...
The point here is... once we know the grammar, we should start learning usage of more words... (meaning of a word and how to use the word in a correct place).
Only by practicing we can learn more word and its usage....
I don't agree that even the heading itself is not correct...
Grammar is some kind of rules in any language.. that is all.
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