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When I think of grammar, I think of word usage, which of course everyone butchers.

I think a

skill everyone should have is good grammar and spelling. It’s so simple yet so many people have

horrible grammar and spelling skills. In our society we judge people based on the way they

speak. The same is true with the way we write. If we read a paper filled with poorly constructed

sentences we would automatically judge that person as uneducated and therefore inferior.

Understanding our language is a source of pride. Knowing how to speak, write, or spell properly

doesn’t really help a person gain much. But the lack of knowledge causes a person to lose status

among their peers. I’m guilty of lowering someone’s status in my head based on how they’ve

written. It’s a subconscious judgment and pet peeve that I can’t change. I think the same is true

for almost all people. They don’t mean to judge their peers based on writing. It’s just the way our

society is.

I believe the benefits of learning grammar outweigh the work involved in studying it. It's a hard

subject to understand and it involves many different concepts which are used in everyday life. As

one learns, a person will discover that bad grammar is just as noticeable as good grammar.

Learning grammar is beneficial for the work force, since employers pay attention to speaking

and writing skills of potential employees. Also, a person who speaks and writes well is more

respected.

I believe good grammar should be important to everyone. It is so great to read a well written

piece of literature or listen to an everyday conversation where grammar is well spoken. There is

a lot of slang today, compared to in the past. Even articles in the newspaper sometimes are

lacking good grammar skills. The spelling mistakes are becoming more common too. We really

need to pay attention to our grammar skills before we lose the ability to use language correctly.
Quite simply, quality grammar will help open doors of opportunity, and may even allow you to

create verbal and written masterpieces. Grammar and vocabulary are like good tools. They help

you and allow you to create things, but when rusty they don’t work. This can be very obvious to

everyone around you.

Not everyone skilled in grammar will create a “masterpiece”. Certainly you stand a better chance

of becoming the next great poet, journalist, novelist, or orator, but there are other perks that are

still good. Learning additional languages may be easier. You'll recognize patterns and words that

were previously added to English, the great borrower language.

Job recognition is greater. Effective communication often wins over plain brute skill when

seeking a new position or a promotion. Your grammar may become the resource upon which

management depends on to properly word company policy or other important documents.

Personal enrichment is increased. You will be able to comprehend many of the great classics of

the English language, composed with high grammatical standards. Philosophy, science, history,

drama, etc. “The world will be your oyster,” as they say. As you experience new ideas and

interests, you will also be able to easily compose your own thoughts for posterity, be they as

simple as a journal or as mighty as a Constitution.

Children pick up grammar as they learn to speak. They use grammatically correct sentences

because the speakers surrounding them are speaking grammatically correct sentences. It’s an

absorbed education. The hard part comes with identifying and defining the parts of their

sentences. It’s easier to speak a language than it is to write and understand it. Speaking comes
naturally and is picked up with or without formal teaching. However writing and grammar comes

with a formal teacher and a taught education. Whether that education comes from a parent sitting

down their child and showing them, or if a child goes to school to learn it in a traditional

classroom. It’s a conscious effort to teach it.

Grammar is just as important for everyone to learn as United States history and math. It’s a part

of our daily life and we should understand our language. In history we use our past to understand

why and how our country has developed into what it is today. We need math to do everyday

tasks such as counting out money. It’s the same with English. If we can understand the basics of

grammar, we can better understand what we say and write on a daily basis.

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