Learning Grammar easily ?
Overcome difficulties of grammar learning
Hello !
One of the greatest difficulties of grammar learning is correctly making a phrase without thinking about grammar rules.
Speaking is real. You do not have any time to think about what rule is right. In my opinion, there are many exceptions in English grammar rules. That is why it is too difficult for a beginner to implement all of these rules in his speaking.
How do you overcome this difficulty ?
Today, I will attempt to give some advice about this subject. My first piece of advice is do not search for perfection. You can become fluent and still make grammar mistakes. The search for perfection is bound to lead to failure.
One of the solutions is to seek out reactive words. What do I mean by "reactive words" ? A "reactive word" is a word which triggers a reaction to other words. To cite an example : when I say "listen" music, you must say "I listen to music". There is always the "to".
Another instance is regarding tense. There are a lot of words to give us a clue as to what tense to use.
For example : "since" ; if you say "I have been living in London since 1998", it doesn't work in French. In French, you say "I live in London since 1998". It is fundamentally illogical in French. That is why it is too difficult. However, in English it works. There are no rules and no exceptions, but it is so. When you say "since", you have to use this tense.
In conclusion, if you have trouble with articles or tenses, seek out reactive words. Use the same method.
That is what I do because I am bored with memorizing all grammar rules and exceptions of English.
Hello !
One of the greatest difficulties of grammar learning is correctly making a phrase without thinking about grammar rules.
Speaking is real. You do not have any time to think about what rule is right. In my opinion, there are many exceptions in English grammar rules. That is why it is too difficult for a beginner to implement all of these rules in his speaking.
How do you overcome this difficulty ?
Today, I will attempt to give some advice about this subject. My first piece of advice is do not search for perfection. You can become fluent and still make grammar mistakes. The search for perfection is bound to lead to failure.
One of the solutions is to seek out reactive words. What do I mean by "reactive words" ? A "reactive word" is a word which triggers a reaction to other words. To cite an example : when I say "listen" music, you must say "I listen to music". There is always the "to".
Another instance is regarding tense. There are a lot of words to give us a clue as to what tense to use.
For example : "since" ; if you say "I have been living in London since 1998", it doesn't work in French. In French, you say "I live in London since 1998". It is fundamentally illogical in French. That is why it is too difficult. However, in English it works. There are no rules and no exceptions, but it is so. When you say "since", you have to use this tense.
In conclusion, if you have trouble with articles or tenses, seek out reactive words. Use the same method.
That is what I do because I am bored with memorizing all grammar rules and exceptions of English.
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8 Nov. 2007