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The topic of my presentation is Grammar at the first level or basic level

Grammar

·         What is grammar?

Rules of a language governing the sounds, words, sentences, and other elements, as well as their combination and interpretation. The word grammar also denotes the study of these abstract features or a book presenting these rules. In a restricted sense, the term refers only to the study of sentence and word structure (syntax and morphology), excluding vocabulary and pronunciation.

·         Why is teaching grammar important?

Each language has its own distinct set of grammar rules. These rules tell us how to use different types of words and in what order. In English, grammar encompasses word order (syntax), tenses (past, present, future etc) and different word types (nouns, verbs, adjectives etc.) English grammar is the foundation of good communication, reading comprehension, writing and storytelling. This is why teaching grammar is so important for young children.

·         The elements of English grammar

There are 3 main elements of English grammar:

1-      Syntax

Syntax is important in grammar, as the way in which we order words can change the meaning in a sentence. For example,

"The ball hit the boy."

"The boy hit the ball."

In this example, the two sentences use the same words, but in a different order, which changes the meaning in the sentence. When constructing sentences, we need to choose the correct syntax to accurately convey meaning for others to understand what we are trying to express.

 

2-      Tenses

In the English language, there are 3 different tenses: the past, the present and the future tense. These are then each divided into 4 subsets: simple, perfect, continuous and perfect continuous. For sentences to be grammatically correct, we must choose the correct tense and use this consistently throughout a piece of writing. For example,

"I sang a song and dance."

In this example, the verb 'sang' is in the past tense, but the verb 'dance' is in the present tense. For this to make grammatical sense, the sentence should be:

"I sang a song and danced."

 

3-      Word types

The four main types of words in the English language are nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Understanding these will help improve our writing, as we can name objects, be descriptive and include actions. This helps others understand more easily what we are trying to express.

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