Grammar

 

What is Grammar?

Before learning grammar, first one should have a heads up of what grammar actually. Grammar, in simple words, is the structure of any language or the science of a language.

It works like a skeleton which supports the whole system of language. As a language must have structure, some patterns & order according to which it works.

Definition:

According to Oxford dictionary grammar is “the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences”

The structure and system of a language, or of languages in general, usually considered to consist of syntax and morphology.

Grammar is the system of language. People sometimes describe grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has rules. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at a particular time.

The Role of Grammar in Learning a New Language:

Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look into a book.