English Grammar: sentence structure CD1

English Grammar: Sentence Structure
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People did not invent English grammar; they described it. Grammar is a description of logic. It is a description of a logical thinking process. Human beings first uttered distinctive sounds to convey thoughts. Later, people made graphical representations of those sounds, a written language. Finally, people analyzed the language to determine the patterns and variations. That final step is grammar, an analysis of the way a language functions.

We write documents to communicate thoughts to other people. A well written document is a medium that facilitates transfer of the author's thoughts to a reader. A poorly written document may fail to facilitate accurate transfer of the author's thoughts.

English grammar provides guidelines for choosing words, arrangement of words, and punctuation of sentences. We do most of our thinking with word symbols. If we cannot arrange word symbols correctly, we probably cannot think clearly and probably cannot communicate effectively. Consider the following analogy.

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