Grammar Review
Math phobia has a cousin, it’s grammar anxiety. The very word, “grammar,” probably calls up bad memories of being the last person in your 6th grade class to understand what “subordinate clause” means. But the truth is, the basic terminology and concepts of grammar aren’t all that hard to master—and understanding them is the surest route to eliminating common grammatical errors from your speech. This review is designed to remind you of those grammar basics if they’ve slipped away from you since 6th grade or to teach them to you for the first time if you were looking out the window and not paying attention. We’re going to cover two basic areas. First, we’ll go over the eight parts of speech—nouns, verbs, and so on—and remind you ...
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