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In an age when the truth and inherent nature of everything is routinely questioned, it should come as no surprise that grammar education has come to be regarded as unnecessary and even pernicious. Teachers advocate integrated approaches in what are essentially programs designed to facilitate language learning by osmosis—students will "pick up" the rules of English by reading and writing on their own much better than when they are subjected to rote memorization of the parts of speech and the drudgery of sentence diagramming.

This view is about 100 years old....and the one that preceded it stretched from roughly the 8th century B.C. in Greece to the early part of the 20th century across the whole Western world. While length of tradition is no argument in itself, the fact that so many great intellectuals were the product of the direct approach to grammar instruction (and the fact that so few of similar ability remain) should count for something. Grammar formed the basis on which the rest of one's education was built—the "grammar stage" of Classical education was just that, a solid grounding in the nature and usage of language intended to facilitate literacy, critical thinking and the ability to form ideas from existing facts.

It's hard to find a good definition of grammar, largely because its importance has been questioned and its content ignored for so long. Currently it's most often described as the rules regulating language, but this is only part of the story. Grammar is the system of usage employed for a language to facilitate and codify meaning. In simpler terms, grammar is rules that do regulate language for the explicit purpose of aiding universal understanding among speakers of that language. If such linguistic governance does not exist, people who ostensibly speak the same language will not understand each other.

A commonly identified problem among those educated in the United States is that they retain a certain form of illiteracy from their earliest years through high school and even college. They can identify and even read words, but they cannot interpret them in any meaningful way and they certainly cannot form complex ideas or thoughts based on what they read. There are (as with anything) a variety of contributing factors, but one of the most basic is the lack of direct grammar education they receive.

To design a bridge one must first be fluent in the laws of physics and mathematics employed in such an undertaking. The same principle applies to language—in order to understand what sentences, paragraphs and books mean, a student must first understand why words are arranged as they are, why punctuation works the way it does, what different kinds of words exist and why they must change form depending on context, even what context itself is. Grammar is that study, and it is not simply an end in itself, it is the foundation for the very thing toward which education aims: comprehension.

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501 English Verbs
by Thomas R. Beyer, Jr., Ph.D.
2nd edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Advanced Language Lessons
by Mary Jane Newcomer (editor and revisor), Frank E. Spaulding, Catherine T. Bryce, Huber Gray Buehler
from Lost Classics Book Co.
for 7th-10th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
Advanced Language Lessons - Teacher Manual
by Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, Catherine T. Bryce, and Huber Gray Buehler
from Biblio Bazaar
for 7th-10th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
Analytical Grammar - Companion DVD Set
by Robin Finley
from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (old editions) (Location: OLAN-AG)
$18.00 (2 in stock)
Analytical Grammar - Teacher Book (3-ring binder edition)
by Robin Finley
from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (old editions) (Location: OLAN-AG)
$30.00 (1 in stock)
Analytical Grammar High School Reinforcement: Great British Authors
by Robin Finley & Erin Karl
from Analytical Grammar
for 9th-12th grade
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$20.00
Analytical Grammar High School Reinforcement: Shakespeare Plays
by Robin Finley & Erin Karl
from Analytical Grammar
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$20.00
Analytical Grammar High School Reinforcement: World Authors
by Robin Finley & Erin Karl
from Analytical Grammar
for 9th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$20.00
Analytical Grammar Level 3: Parts of Speech - Instructor Handbook
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
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$36.00
Analytical Grammar Level 3: Parts of Speech - Set
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
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Analytical Grammar Level 3: Parts of Speech - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
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$32.00
Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Instructor Handbook
by Robin Finley
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$34.00
Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Set
by Robin Finley
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$56.70
Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
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for 6th-12th grade
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$29.00
Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Instructor Handbook
by Robin Finley
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Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Set
by Robin Finley
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$61.20
Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
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$32.00
Analytical Grammar Reinforcement & Review
by Robin Finley
from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
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$12.00 (1 in stock)
Applications of Grammar Book 2 - Answer Key
Applications of Grammar Series
by Garry Moes
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 8th-9th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$7.00
Applications of Grammar Book 3
Applications of Grammar Series
by Garry Moes
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 9th-10th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$12.00
Applications of Grammar Book 3 - Answer Key
Applications of Grammar Series
by Edward & Belit Shewan
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 9th-10th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Applications of Grammar Book 3 - Set
Applications of Grammar Series
by Garry Moes
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 9th-10th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Beyond the Book Report Season 3
by Erin Karl & Robin Finley
from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-9th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$24.00
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
by Jane Straus with Lester Kaufman & Tom Stern
11th edition from Jossey-Bass
for 6th-Adult
$13.56 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
by Lester Kaufman and Jane Straus
12th edition from Jossey-Bass
for 6th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$20.00
Bugaboo Review
by Sue Sommer
1st edition from New World Library
for 7th-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Caught'ya Again!
by Jane Bell Kiester
1st edition from Maupin House Publishing
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Caught'ya!
by Jane Bell Kiester
3rd edition from Maupin House Publishing
for 7th-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Chortling Bard
by Jane Bell Kiester
from Maupin House Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
Claritas Fundamental Grammar Text
by Shannon Carroll Bucko
3rd edition from Claritas Publishing
for 2nd-12th grade
in Claritas (Location: CUR-CLA)
$38.00 (1 in stock)
Claritas Fundamental Grammar Workbook - Cycle 4 Units I & II
by Shannon Carroll Bucko
3rd edition from Claritas Publishing
for 2nd-12th grade
in Claritas (Location: CUR-CLA)
Classical Composition Book IV - Student Guide
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 7th-9th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$21.95
Classical Composition Book V - Student Guide
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 8th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$21.95 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Classical Composition Book V - Teacher Guide
by James A. Selby
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 8th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$29.95
Classical Composition Book VI - Student Guide
by James A. Selby
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 9th-11th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$21.95 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Classical Composition Book VI - Student Guide (old)
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 9th-11th grade
$13.00
Classical Composition Book VI - Teacher Guide
by James A. Selby
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 9th-11th grade
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$29.95
Classical Composition Book VIII - Teacher Guide
from Memoria Press
for 9th-11th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$29.95
Diagramming the Scriptures
by Shirley M. Forsen
from Xulon Press
Fiction for 5th-10th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$24.99
Drawing Sentences: A Guide to Diagramming
by Eugene R. Moutoux
from Butler Books
Sentence Diagramming for 6th-12th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$17.50 (1 in stock)
Easy Grammar Plus - Teacher Text (old)
by Wanda Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 6th-9th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 9 - Student Test Booklet
by Wanda Phillips
2nd edition from Easy Grammar Systems
for 9th grade
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$9.95 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 9 - Student Workbook
by Wanda Phillips
1st edition from Easy Grammar Systems
for 9th grade
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$16.95 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 9 - Teacher Edition
by Wanda Phillips
1st edition from Easy Grammar Systems
for 9th grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$37.95
Editor in Chief Level 3
by Carrie Beckwith, et. al.
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Editor in Chief (Location: GRA-EDIT)
$24.99 $18.00 (1 in stock)
English 9 - Homeschool Curriculum Lesson Plans
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$15.00 (2 in stock)
English Grammar Flipper
from Christopher Lee Publications
for 6th-Adult
Enough About Grammar
by Joe Floren
from Twain Productions
for 4th-10th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Figures of Speech
by Arthur Quinn
from Hermagoras Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Figures of Speech
by Arthur Quinn
from Peregrine Smith, Inc.
for 9th-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Fix It! Grammar Book 5 - Student Book
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 5 - Teacher's Manual
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 5 - Teacher/Student Combo
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$29.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 6 - Student Book
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00 $11.00 (2 in stock)
Fix It! Grammar Book 6 - Teacher's Manual
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 6 - Teacher/Student Combo
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$29.00 $20.00 (1 in stock)
Fix It! Grammar Cards
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd - 12th Grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$15.00
Giggly Guide to Grammar
by Cathy Campbell
for 7th-12th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Grammar and Composition III - Quiz/Test Book
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
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Grammar and Composition III - Quiz/Test Key
6th edition from A Beka Books
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$13.00 (2 in stock)
Grammar and Composition III - Supplementary Exercise
1st edition from A Beka Books
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Grammar and Composition III - Supplementary Exercise Key
1st edition from A Beka Books
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Grammar and Composition III - Teacher Key
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$25.00 (2 in stock)
Grammar and Composition III - Worktext
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$22.50 (1 in stock)
Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: Diagramming Dictionary
by Susan Wise Bauer
from Well-Trained Mind Press
for 8th-10th grade
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$19.95 $12.50 (2 in stock)
Grammar IV - Supplementary Exercise
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
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Grammar IV - Supplementary Exercise Key
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 9th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
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by Frode Jensen
2nd edition from Master Books
Writing Curriculum for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$22.39
Jensen's Format Writing - DVD Supplement
by Frode Jensen
3rd edition from Master Books
Writing Curriculum for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$20.00 $15.00 (2 in stock)
Jensen's Grammar
by Frode Jensen
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
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$28.79
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by Frode Jensen
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$26.40 $20.00 (1 in stock)
Jensen's Punctuation
by Frode Jensen
from Wordsmiths
for 6th-9th grade
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Jensen's Punctuation
by Frode Jensen
2nd edition from Master Books
for 6th-9th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$22.39
Jensen's Vocabulary
by Frode Jensen
from Master Books
for 7th-10th grade
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$28.79 $20.00 (1 in stock)
King Alfred's English
by Laurie J. White
from Shorter Word Press
for 7th-12th grade
in History of Books & Language (Location: HISV-BOOK)
$15.60
Language Arts Terminology Flipper
from Christopher Lee Publications
for 4th-10th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 7
by Kristen Pratt & Sarah Gabel
from Master Books
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$41.59
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by Kristen Pratt & Sarah Gabel
from Master Books
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$41.59
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by Kristen Pratt & Sarah Gabel
from Master Books
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$41.59
Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 9 - Set
by Kristen Pratt & Sarah Gabel
from Master Books
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Magic Lens II - Set
Grammar Strand Level 6
by Michael Clay Thompson
6th edition from Royal Fireworks Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Location: GRA-MCT)
$58.00 (1 in stock)
Mastering Punctuation Book 2 Set
from Basic Skills
Punctuation for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$24.00
More Nitty-Gritty Grammar
by Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson
from Ten Speed Press
for 6th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Mother Tongue
by George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold
1st edition from Blue Sky Daisies
for 6th-10th grade
in The Mother Tongue Grammar (Location: GRA-MOTHER)
$24.95
Mother Tongue - Student Workbook 1
by George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold
1st edition from Blue Sky Daisies
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$16.95
Mother Tongue - Student Workbook 2
by George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold
1st edition from Blue Sky Daisies
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$17.95
Mother Tongue - Workbook 1 Answer Key
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$9.95
Mother Tongue - Workbook 2 Answer Key
by Amy M. Edwards, Christina J. Mugglin
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 6th-10th grade
in The Mother Tongue Grammar (Location: GRA-MOTHER)
$9.95
Nitty-Gritty Grammar
by Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson
from Ten Speed Press
for 6th-Adult
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$5.50 (1 in stock)
Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need
by Susan Thurman
2nd edition from Adams Media Corp.
for 8th-Adult
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Our Mother Tongue
by Nancy Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$23.99 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Our Mother Tongue - Answer Key
by Nancy Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$10.00
Our Mother Tongue: A Guide to English Grammar (old)
by Nancy Wilson
from Canon Press
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$9.00 (1 in stock)
Portable Walls: Grammar on the Go
from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 6th-12th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$9.00
Punctuation and Capitalization Flipper
from Christopher Lee Publications
for 6th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Rod & Staff English 9-10 - Pupil Book 1
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 9th-10th Grade
in Rod & Staff English (Location: GRA-R&S)
Rod & Staff English 9-10 - Pupil Book 2
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 9th-10th Grade
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$14.50 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff English 9-10 - Teacher's Manual Book 1
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
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in Rod & Staff English (Location: GRA-R&S)
$17.50 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff English 9-10 - Tests/Editing Sheets Book 1
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 9th-10th Grade
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from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 9th-10th Grade
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