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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)
Analytical Grammar High School Reinforcement: Great British Authors
by Robin Finley & Erin Karl
from Analytical Grammar
for 9th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$20.00
Analytical Grammar High School Reinforcement: Shakespeare Plays
by Robin Finley & Erin Karl
from Analytical Grammar
for 9th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$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
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
Analytical Grammar Level 3: Parts of Speech - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
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$32.00
Analytical Grammar Level 3: Parts of Speech - Universal Set
by Robin Finley
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for 6th-12th grade
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$62.00
Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Instructor Handbook
by Robin Finley
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Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$29.00
Analytical Grammar Level 4: Phrases and Clauses - Universal Set
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$57.00
Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Instructor Handbook
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Student Worktext
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
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$32.00
Analytical Grammar Level 5: Punctuation and Usage - Universal Set
by Robin Finley
Revised from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (Location: GRA-AG)
$62.00
Analytical Grammar Reinforcement & Review
by Robin Finley
from Analytical Grammar
for 6th-12th grade
in Analytical Grammar (old editions) (Location: OLAN-AG)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Applications of Grammar Book 4
Applications of Grammar Series
by Edward Shewan & Garry Moes
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 10th-11th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$12.00
Applications of Grammar Book 4 - Answer Key
Applications of Grammar Series
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 10th-11th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Applications of Grammar Book 4 - Tests
Applications of Grammar Series
from Christian Liberty Press
for 10th-11th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$5.00 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Applications of Grammar Book 5
Applications of Grammar Series
by Annie Lee Sloan
from Christian Liberty Press
for 11th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$9.00
Applications of Grammar Book 5 - Answer Key
Applications of Grammar Series
by Annie Lee Sloan
from Christian Liberty Press
for 11th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$11.75
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
by Jane Straus with Lester Kaufman & Tom Stern
11th edition from Jossey-Bass
for 6th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$16.95 $12.00 (2 in stock)
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)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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 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
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$29.95
Classical Composition Book VII - Student Guide
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 10th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$21.95
Classical Composition Book VII - Teacher Guide
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 10th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$29.95
Classical Composition Book VIII - Student Guide
by James A. Selby
from Memoria Press
for 11th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$21.95
Classical Composition Book VIII - Teacher Guide
from Memoria Press
for 9th-11th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$29.95
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 11 - Student Test Booklet
by Wanda Phillips
2nd edition from Easy Grammar Systems
for 11th grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$9.95
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 11 - Student Workbook
by Wanda C. Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 11th grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$15.95
Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 11 - Teacher Edition
by Wanda C. Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 11th grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$35.95 $24.00 (2 in stock)
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
English 11 - Parent Guide/Student Daily Lessons
from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
English Grammar Flipper
from Christopher Lee Publications
for 6th-Adult
Figures of Speech
by Arthur Quinn
from Hermagoras Press
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
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
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
Handbook of Grammar & Composition
by James A. Chapman
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
Jensen's Format Writing
by Frode Jensen
3rd edition from Wordsmiths
Writing Curriculum for 7th-12th grade
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Jensen's Format Writing
by Frode Jensen
2nd edition from Master Books
Writing Curriculum for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$21.59 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Jensen's Format Writing - DVD Supplement
by Frode Jensen
3rd edition from Wordsmiths
Writing Curriculum for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$20.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Jensen's Grammar
by Frode Jensen
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
$35.99 $22.00 (1 in stock)
Jensen's Grammar - DVD Supplement
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 Grammar - Text Only
by Frode Jensen
from Wordsmiths
for 7th-12th grade
$18.00
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 Lessons for the High School Student 1 - Answer Key
by Sandi Queen
from Queen Homeschool Supplies
for 9th-12th grade
in Queen Homeschool Language Lessons (Location: GRA-QUEEN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Language Lessons for the High School Student 2
by Sandi Queen
for 9th-12th grade
in Queen Homeschool Language Lessons (Location: GRA-QUEEN)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Language Lessons for the High School Student Grammar Review & More - Answer Key
by Sandi Queen
from Queen Homeschool Supplies
for 9th-12th grade
in Queen Homeschool Language Lessons (Location: GRA-QUEEN)
$3.00 (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)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff English Handbook (old)
by Esther Neuenschwander
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
$4.00 (3 in stock)
Sentence Diagramming Beginning
by Angela Carter
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$14.99
Sentence Diagramming Level 1
from Critical Thinking Books
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$14.99
Sentence Diagramming Level 2
by Angela Carter
from Critical Thinking Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$16.99
Supplementary Exercises for Workbook V
by James A. Chapman
from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
Supplementary Exercises for Workbook V - Teacher Key
from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
Thematic Copywork Lessons - Our Beautiful America
by Sandi Queen
from Queen Homeschool Supplies
for 4th-12th grade
in Queen Homeschool Language Lessons (Location: GRA-QUEEN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Trivium Tables: English Grammar
from Classical Conversations
for 7th-12th grade
in Classical Conversations (Location: CUR-CC)
Trivium Tables: Rhetoric
from Classical Conversations
for 7th-12th grade
in Classical Conversations (Location: CUR-CC)
$12.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Uncovering the Logic of English
by Denise Eide
2nd Edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 9th-Adult
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$14.99
Winston Grammar Advanced - Cardpack
by Paul R. Erwin
from Precious Memories
for 8th-12th grade
in Winston Grammar (Location: GRA-WINS)
$7.50
Winston Grammar Advanced - Set
by Paul R. Erwin
from Precious Memories
for 8th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Winston Grammar (Location: GRA-WINS)
$40.00 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Winston Grammar Advanced - Workbook
by Paul R. Erwin
from Precious Memories
for 8th-12th grade
in Winston Grammar (Location: GRA-WINS)
$11.00 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Woe Is I
by Patricia T. O'Conner
3rd Revised & enlarged from Riverhead Books
for 9th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Workbook V - Teacher Key
from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$11.00 (4 in stock)
Workbook V - Test/Quiz Book
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
Workbook V - Test/Quiz Key
from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$11.00 (6 in stock)
Workbook V for Handbook of Grammar & Composition
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 11th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
Writer's Guide to Perfect Punctuation
by Victor C. Pellegrino
from Maui arThoughts Company
for 9th-Adult
in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI)
$14.95
Writer's Toolbox
from Bob Jones University Press
Writing Handbook for 9th-11th grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (old versions) (Location: OBJU-GRA)
$34.00
Writing & Grammar 11 - BJU Subject Kit
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 11th grade
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
$121.65
Writing & Grammar 11 - Student Worktext
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 11th grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$39.72
Writing & Grammar 11 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 11th grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$93.33 $55.00 (1 in stock)
Writing & Grammar 11 - Tests
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 11th grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$21.11
Writing & Grammar 11 - Tests Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 11th grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$15.28
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