Chap 2: About grammar, about writing

This chapter provides a useful overview of grammar as taught in schools, raising discussion about formal/informal language and the notion of standard English. English is spoken as a first language in many different parts of the world, and as a second and foreign language in all parts of the world. Although there are many local variations in the spoken form, the standard written format is remarkably uniform - well almost anyway.

This video illustrates how grammar awareness can aid you in your teaching, and in your ability to analyse how newspapers can exploit grammar and vocabulary to sway your viewpoints.

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Chap 3: Building Blocks and different levels of analysis

Grammar is a system that puts parts of word, and words together into meaningful units: a language structure. The verbs in the predicator are central to the construction of clauses and sentences. Chapter 3 outlines the different components that belong to the different levels. View the syntax tree with the various levels of analysis, and learn how they unfold.