10 Grammar Rules Every Teacher Should Know

FERGANA STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
WOMEN'S DIRECTION
The first stage is a 19.51 group student

MELIBOYEVA SARVINOZ

Independent work in English
10 Grammar Rules
Every Teacher Should Know
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Table of Contents

Introduction	Page 2
Rule # 1 Know the Parts of Speech	Page 2
Rule # 2 Understand the Parts of Sentences	Page 3
Rule # 3 I [is not an] Object!	Page 3
Rule # 4 Use Combination Pronouns Correctly	Page 5
Rule # 5 Force Your Subjects and Verbs to Agree	Page 5
Rule # 6 Get Your Nouns and Pronouns to Agree, Too!	Page 6
Rule # 7 Capitalize Correctly	Page 7
Rule # 8 Punctuate for Meaning	Page 8
Rule # 9 Stop Apostrophe Anarchy	Page 9
Rule # 10 Don’t Trust Your Spellchecker	Page 10
Conclusion	Page 11
Self Test	Page 12
Self Test Answers	Page 13

Introduction
If we’re like most people, we react to learning grammar as if we have been exposed to the plague: we count ourselves lucky to have escaped. Once we’ve survived “grammar school,” we move on with our lives, conscious that grammar is out there, lurking. As a result, we use language cautiously. We stay on the safe paths of informal communication and avoid risky areas where grammar might catch us unawares.

For teachers, though, grammar’s threat is unavoidable. Our written and spoken language is examined under a microscope for any violation of grammatical laws. Should one be found, we are labeled illiterate and unqualified to teach (regardless of our knowledge and skills).

This guide is designed to be a “booster shot” against bad grammar (whose symptoms are misunderstanding, confusion and the near-fatal appearance of ignorance). Like children’s medicine, it is packaged to be as palatable as possible. Take once before teaching—in small doses according to your tolerance; thereafter, on an as-needed basis.