Why Is Grammar Important In Society Today

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Why Is Grammar Important In Society Today?

• A Group Project By
• Katherine, Bethany Sherrie

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WHAT IS GRAMMAR ?

• A) The study of how words and their component
  parts combine to form sentences.
• B) The study of structural relationships in
  language or in a language, sometimes including
  pronunciation, meaning, and linguistic history.

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What makes grammar so important?

• Grammar gives you the ability to communicate
  clearly with all different types of people.
• Grammar reveals how language works.

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Do We Ever Find Grammatical Mistakes?

• YES!!

• Sometimes there are grammatical mistakes in
  magazine and newspaper articles.
• These errors can cause the entire article to be
  unclear as well as tell us something about how
  well the writer or editor proofreads their work.

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Example of a Grammatical Error in the Newspaper

• And the father was Chuck Berry. is not a
  complete sentence.
• This grammatical error is known as a sentence
  fragment.
• Definition of a Sentence Fragment A phrase or
  clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a
  sentence but does not constitute a complete
  grammatical sentence.

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Example of Incorrect Listing in a Newspaper

• The first sentence of the second paragraph leaves
  out the word and while listing off clothing.
• The part of the sentence should correctly read
  sweatshirt, shorts and sandals.

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Example of a Missing Letter in a Newspaper

• In this example of poor grammar, we can see that
  the letter s has been left off of the word
  include.
• Because of this error the subject does not agree
  with the verb.

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Example of Editorial Errors in a Newspaper

• An editorial comment was left in the actual
  printed version of this article. It has to do
  with checking the spelling of a name.
• This portion of the sentence has the wrong
  placement of the words. The phrase should read,
  he built a small house. This grammatical error
  is due to typos as well as poor proofreading.

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What do we think of authors or writers who use
poor grammar?

• They do not proofread.
• They are lazy.
• They do not take the time to re-read their work.

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How Can Good Grammar Get You A Job?

• Resumes
• Job Applications
• Interviews
• All of these ways to get a job rely on correct
  grammar for proper execution.

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What jobs require grammar?

• ALL jobs require grammar in some way.
• Jobs that directly require grammar include
• Education/Teaching
• Journalism
• Communications/Telecommunications
• Author
• Human Resources

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Grammar IS Important!!!

• For knowledge
• For a job
• For education
• For clarity
• For communication

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Works Cited

• Located the definition of grammar
• Retrieved October 1, 2004 Dictionary.com
  http//dictionary.reference.com/
• Dennis, Kaiser. "Doheny Days." The Dana Point
  News 16 September 2004, 1.
• Dennis, Kaiser. "City event flows with its
  strategy." The Dana Point News 9 September 2004,
  1.
• Dennis, Kaiser. "Pubic focus on Town Center." The
  Dana Point News 23 September 2004, 5.