Introduction: What is grammar?

What is grammar? Try to write a simple definition.

Grammar is...________________________________________________________________

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Can you correct these sentences? Are the errors related to syntax of morphology?

	She asked me what was I going to do at the weekend?
	The MTR is very convenience.
	He's a quite nice young man but rather headstrong.

In what situations is grammar particularly important? 
When is it less important?

In those situations where grammar is important, what other aspects of language are important?

Correct the following if you think they contain errors.

	We joined a tour to Taiwan
	Please bring your litter home
	To get a good job you must learn more knowledge.

Who makes the grammar rules? (in any language); where do they come from? 

e.g. Where do you live? not Where you do live?	e.g. social, sociable, socialize, socializing etc.	
This usually includes 	syntax -	
The system and structure	of a language.	
 It also includes morphology  -	the way in which words change their forms.	
the arrangement of words to form sentences.