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Grammar

Practical tools for learning and teaching grammar

Barbara

ACER Press

for Everyone

Barbara

Dykes

First published 2007

by ACER Press, an imprint of

Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd

19 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124

www.acerpress.com.au

sales@acerpress.edu.au

Text © Barbara Dykes 2007

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Edited by Ruth Siems

Cover design by mightyworld

Text design by Mason Design

Typeset by Mason Design

Cover illustration by mightyworld

Illustrations by Fiona Katauskas

Printed in Australia by BPA Print Group

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

Dykes, Barbara, 1933- .

Grammar for everyone: practical tools for learning and

teaching grammar.

Bibliography.

Includes index.

ISBN 9780864314789 (pbk.).

1. English language - Grammar - Study and teaching

(Tertiary). 2. English language - Grammar - Problems,

exercises, etc. I. Title.

428.207

Foreword

After four years as Minister for Education, Science and Training,

I now have the responsibility of focusing on Defence. These days

my ofice walls are covered with photos of service men and women

and souvenirs from visits to battleields and bases.

But the largest portrait in my Canberra ofice is still of someone

I have the highest admiration for and who continues to remind me

of what is really important – the late Neville Bonner.

Born and raised in extreme poverty, Neville Bonner said the

turning point in his life was the advice he received at age 14 from

his grandmother, who told him that if he learned to read and

write, communicate well and treat other people with decency and

courtesy, that it would take him a long way.

Neville Bonner went on to become the irst Indigenous member

of the Federal Parliament, from where he not only served his

country, but helped break down barriers within it.

If information is the currency of democracy, how can Austra-

lians participate unless they are able to read and write?

In December 2005, I launched the indings of the National

Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy. As mentioned in this

inquiry, around 8% of Year 3 students and around 11% of Year 5

students are not achieving the minimum National Benchmarks for

Reading.

It noted the obvious correlation between poor literacy and

under-achievement, and consequent adverse affects on individuals

and society, including problems with self-esteem, mental health,

substance abuse and crime.

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iv foreword

The inquiry noted the critical importance of teachers. But it

also concluded that, unfortunately, the systematic support for

classroom teachers to build the appropriate skills to teach reading

effectively is inadequate.

The Australian Council for Educational Research plays an

important role in creating and disseminating knowledge and

providing tools that can be used to improve learning. Barbara

Dykes is to be commended for the outstanding job she has done

with this excellent publication.

As its name suggests, Grammar for Everyone seeks to provide

practical tools for learning and teaching grammar – for everyone.

Grammar for Everyone provides a thorough reference guide

for the different types of word, guidance for correct punctuation,

instruction for optimal sentence structure and advice for a correct,

clear and persuasive way to speak and write. Most importantly,

Grammar for Everyone offers excellent advice for those in a

position to teach others.

Australia must be a nation that values learning, has the highest

admiration for those who teach and gets behind those who provide

knowledge and research that can help students and teachers alike.

Australia is a wonderful country, with so much to offer. We

must do everything we can to make sure all Australians can read,

write and communicate well, so that they can reach their full

potential, take advantage of the many opportunities available to

them and fully participate in our society.

The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP

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