Wordplay Blog: Grammar is important!

Is grammar important? Do we need to know grammar and all the rules to be successful in life? Yes, grammar is important. Grammar is like a backbone to our language. If we were not taught grammar, we would struggle in life such as writing papers and even communicating. There are so many rules when it comes to grammar, and I feel as if it is hard for students to learn and remember them. When I was in sixth grade, I was taught all the parts of a sentence and I found
that very easy. All the parts of a sentence that we learned we had a song for, so that we could remember it easier. Sixth grade was the only grade throughout elementary and high school I was taught anything grammar related.

The first reason that grammar is important is because it improves your communication skills. Students need to be taught grammar at an early age so that their communication is understandable. Not only do they need to be taught at an early age, but the correct grammar. Being taught the correct grammar helps deliver a clearer message through writing and even speaking to an individual. Writing and talking need to be clear and understandable for someone to comprehend and it all starts with the correct grammar. I work with 2-year old’s every day, and they are constantly saying sentences and words wrong. My job is to correct them and show them the correct way to say words or sentences, so that they don’t learn it the wrong way. Like I said it all starts at a young age. Students communicating is one thing, but when it comes to entering the professional world such as applying for jobs and college, things start to change.

Grammar is important because it exhibits professionalism. Students communicate using acronyms and slang words today. The usage of acronyms and slang words are unacceptable when it comes to professionalism. Students today learn how to communicate through texting each other. Their peers understand them, but most adults wouldn’t have a clue. Students communicating through text often interferes with students learning grammar. I have experienced and still do till this day that the way I text interferes with the way I write a paper. I tend to catch myself using abbreviations when writing a paper. I find using abbreviations quicker especially when sending a text. That is why I tend to use it when I am writing a paper because I am use to doing it when I send a text. As I am getting older, I try very hard to type out the whole word and make sure the sentence makes sense before sending a text. Ifcstudents would spell out words and make them full sentence’s, it would improve their grammar and professionalism. As students get older, they have to properly compose a professional email, cover letter, resume, and application letters. If I wasn’t taught how the basics of grammar, I would have struggled in

these being professional. Being professional is a big thing when you become older. Not only does grammar exhibit professionalism, but it also helps students think more logically.

According to April Sutphen, when someone has better understanding how to effectively communicate, it helps people think more logically. Understanding the basic concepts of grammar can help deliver students deliver effective sentence and not sentences that are random words that are put together to make a sentence. The ideas generate more and more and helps students expand on what they have written and what they already know. Knowing grammar helps support the writing process along with the learning process.