Ho to use punctuation in lists

Verbs have an important role to play in sentences. They are central to accuracy and to the conveyance of meaning. 

Outlines of and reflections on lessons or activities developed within the ETA grammar webinar course.

This is the second of a series of entries on grammar rules - but they're not the usual. Instead of offering a rigid set of rules with lists of exceptions I want to focus on the variety of English sentences and suggest approaches that help understand language in a more complete way. 

This is the first of a 4-week series of grammar rules - the answers will be given a week later. Each rule will be accompanied by an example and a suggestion of how teachers can use this in the classroom

Grammar has a bad reputation and is too often presented as the bogey man of good English teaching but does it really deserve its bad name? The secret is in maintaining it as a servant and not the master. 

Discussions about grammar

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Children as young as 11 should be expected to read 50 books a year as part of a national drive to improve literacy standards, according to Conservative Party M.P. Michael Gove, the Education Secretary in the U.K.’s coalition government.