In the beginning of Chapter 1, the book tells us that its purpose is to
improve our focal knowledge of the English Language. The goal is to
become less dependent on language authorities and actually understand
and know the terminology used for the language.
Another important element to this Chapter is the difference between
descriptive rules and prescriptive rules. Descriptive rules are rules
that describe the grammatical system used by speakers of a language.
Prescriptive rules are rules that describe the version
of grammar considered appropriate for educated speakers of a language
(this is the version of Standard American English).
Syntax is the grammar of sentences.
There are many different diagrams used to help students learn language
structure. Reed Kellogg diagrams,IC Analysis Diagrams and Phrase
Structure Trees are diagrams used to help break down sentences and give
knowledge to learners about sentence structures.
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