Be Thankful For Grammar
Author: Denton Krypps

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm thankful for grammar. You
heard me right. I'm thankful for grammar. I guess maybe I should
say that I'm thankful that I learned grammar. It's really true.
As an author, I learned quickly to be grateful for those years
of elementary school, junior high, and high school grammar
class.

Do you remember sitting through those dreadful grammar classes?
I sure do. I remember being asked to memorize the function of a
noun, pronoun, verb, adverb and adjective. And I remember
learning the difference between the subject of the sentence and
the predicate of that same sentence. I have no real memory of
how the concepts of grammar made it off the pages and from the
teachers' mouths into my head, but they did. I never
intentionally paid attention during grammar class because at
that time I was years away from deciding to be a writer. I
guess the grammar I needed to learn somehow came to be through
osmosis.   Think about our what our society would be like
without the existence of grammar.

Basically, grammar is the thing that allows us to communicate
the same kind of English. Sure, you and I both know what a dog
or a tomato are, but what if you thought that each sentence
that ended with a period was really a question. Wouldn't that
be confusing? Or what if I decided to write my next novel uses
sentences like this: "Told Billy to Sarah loving a mother being
a." Does that make sense to you? Of course not, because that
sentence was not written with proper English grammar in mind.
If we're lucky or just have a good imagination then we can
determine that Sarah is telling Billy something about loving to
be a mom. But without grammar, understanding even the most
common English words just isn't easy.

Do you love to sit down and read a good book? Or perhaps
relaxing in front of a movie is your cup of tea? Do you enjoy
surfing the internet for the latest facts and news? If you
enjoy any of these things, then you better appreciate grammar.
It is proper grammar that allows you to read a book or to
understand the script of a film or even to make sense of the
internet.

If you still are not convinced about the importance of grammar
to your life, trying having a conversation using mixed up
sentences like the one I wrote for you earlier. It is pretty
hard to make it through a day when no one understands each
others thoughts or questions.

Fortunately, because we have grammar, we never have to worry
about miscommunicating with people because of the way we
arrange our words. So be thankful for grammar because I
guarentee it has made your life a lot easier.


About The Author: Writer Denton Krypps frequently gets on his
soapbox about the importance of grammar to any society. Learn
more about one of the most underappreciated things at
http://www.grammarnews.info