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Grammar Guru post about “Agreement of Subjects and Verbs”

I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, which has a strong Michigan chapter. Our state newsletter is called The Mitten because that is the shape of Michigan. I told the editor, Kristin Bartley Lenz, that I would write a “Grammar Guru” column for the Mitten blog. I will address common grammatical errors and questions that I frequently encountered during my 35 years as a college English professor. Here is my first Grammar Guru post about "Agreement of Subjects and Verbs": https://scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2017/07/grammar-guru-janet-ruth-heller.html

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Why Reluctant Students Need to Learn Grammar

Although some students do not like learning grammar, I feel strongly that they will have better control and confidence as writers if they know some basic grammar and grammatical terms.  Teachers and professors cannot explain fragments and run-on sentences to classes if students do not know what subjects and verbs are.  If it is OK to teach students mathematical and scientific terminology, why is it a sin to teach students grammar terminology?  I had public school teachers who insisted that their classes learn grammar well, and that helped me a lot when I learned Spanish and linguistics.  As a college professor and writer who has published six books, I rely on my knowledge of grammar every day of my life. (more…)

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