Adras Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Is anyone here really good with grammar? In my Honors Language Arts class, I'm not doing so hot with it. I have a hard time grasping the concept of just about everything. I was wondering if anyone else is really sucky with it (like me) or if you are excellant. I just got a 71% (with a curve) on a bit grammar/vocab test we had. It kinda sucks =P And my grade was a 49% in the class before I took it, so it will bring it up some, but not a whole lot. Then I'm doing an extra credit assignment which should bring it up a 1/2 grade and there is also an essay paper that we are working on that is worth 100 points that we are turning in today. So I'm guessing my grade will be around a C- at the end of the marking period (I hope!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 There is nothing like Latin to teach you proper grammar. Unfortunately, few schools here teach it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Gallia est omnes divisa in partes tres - or something like that. My grammar is quite good, I reckon. Your posts are generally okay, Adras. Does it all go pear shaped when you're under pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maquissar Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Well, I like to think that my grammar is rather good, as far as practice is concerned. But I don't know any theory. Anyway, in my opinion, practice is much more useful then theory while learning a foreign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draighox Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Oh yeah. My grammar improved when I started writing in forums, but I still have problems using correct tenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adras Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 Well, I pretty much use grammar okay, but what I mean is like setting a worksheet down in front of me with 20 sentences, then telling me to find the subject, predicate, predicate nomitave, directobject, indirect object and what kind of sentence it is (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex). Its rather a pain for me. And same here, typing on forums have improved my grammer and spelling. I tend to use capitals and few shortcuts (ex. You = u, I = i, later = l8r). When I talk to people on an instant messanger, I dont always use capitals, but I keep up the proper grammar. Anyways, if you think you might be able to help me, I would greatly appreciate it since my exams are coming up in about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 my gramer = good kthxbyelol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 There is always a vast difference between using correct grammar, and knowing exactly what and why you are using it.While the first part may seem the more important one to some, the latter is the key to actually understanding how language works (and thus a crucial requirement for learning new languages).I can only stress what Theta said, to get a really good grasp of grammar, learn Latin or, if you like a special challenge, Ancient Greek (nothing beats the irregular verb forms in that language ... well, nothing I know about).Generally speaking, learning grammar is very probably much harder for someone who knows only English because English makes nearly no differentiations between many grammatical phenomena and regulates most things via the heavily restricted word order (which makes it easier to learn and use than other languages, but is a strong disadvantage as far as grammatical clarity is concerned - I'd have absolutely no idea how to explain the difference between accusative and dativ object (i.e. direct and indirect object) to someone who knows no other language than English. Peregrine, what you're referring to is eloquence and orthography, not grammar ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adras Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 my gramer = good kthxbyelol<{POST_SNAPBACK}>"my gramer" - Bad spelling "=" - comparisian (I never said I could spell perfect) "good" - Bad grammar; should be well "kthxbyelol" - Just plain silly on his part =) He was right about the 'good' because that should be well (like I said). I do better with grammar in Spanish then I do in english. Such as (any spanish/mexican/spanish-speaking-in-general people correct me if I am wrong) 'bien' in spanish is well, bueno is good. There are times you use one or the other. (I might have those two mixed up, but you get the point). My main thing is that I can use proper grammar just fine, but I have a horrible time analyzing it. I cant find the freekin predicate but I have find the predicate nomitave, and you are supposed to find the pred. before the P.N. I do OK with prepisitions (once again bad spelling), and I also do OK with finding hrases, but thats about it. My life sucks... =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Your grammar is well? Aww - has the poor thing been ill? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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