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December 3, 2011

How to Make Your Grammar Lessons More Interesting

Filed under: How to Teach Grammar,Ola_Zur — Ola Zur @ 07:11

Grammar is sometimes known to be not so interesting . . .

I must disagree, though, because in most cases I find grammar absolutely fascinating. :-)

But if you, or your students, are not in the same opinion as me, there are some things you can do to increase interest and involvement (not to mention results!):

Tip #1

Make sure the student understands all the words and terms in the subject you are trying to teach.

Incorrect example: teaching the passive voice without explaining what “voice” actually means in this context.

Correct example: explaining what a “voice” means first. Also, make sure the student fully understands the terms SUBJECT and OBJECT, since they will encounter them shortly

And by the way, a voice in this context means:
The form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence performs the action  or is affected by it.

If it performs the action – we call it the active voice.

If it is affected by the action – we call it the passive voice.

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