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Tag: mechanics
Why We Don’t Teach Grammar
Teachers deemphasize grammar instruction for six key reasons. Learn these reasons and re-prioritize your instruction to include teaching grammar in the context of meaningful writing.
Top 40 Grammar Pet Peeves
Here is the list of the Top 40 Grammar Pet Peeves that irritate most Americans. Learn what's wrong, what's write, and the tips to avoid these…
The Ten Parts of Speech with Clear Examples
Knowing the parts of speech is key to the grammatical language of instruction. Writers need to be able to accurately identify and apply each of these…
The Four Myths of Grammar Instruction
Many Americans use poor grammar because of poor teaching. The “whole language” movement of the 1980s and 1990s relegated grammatical instruction to a simple editing step…