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Why Grammar?
My ultimate goal for the year is to teach students how to better understand the function of the parts of speech in order to become better writers. Once students understand how intricately the parts of speech all work together in a sentence, they can begin to craft and manipulate language in a way which is both clever and authentic.
All words have both a form and a function:
"Form" simply means "part of speech." "Function" refers to the job a form does in any particular sentence. Sometimes forms of words only have one job or function. Other forms, such as nouns, can perform several different functions in a sentence. The chart below is my grammar textbook! Students will use this chart for their D.O.L.s all year. The Form/Function chart is truly the the key to understanding grammar.
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