Grammar is a waste of time.

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Re: Grammar is a waste of time.

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I hate grammar like all students, cuz this is the hardest thing when someone is learning a foreign language. But Im pretty sure dat grammar int a waste of time. Grammar makes our speeches are richer or more advanced. We need to learn grammar, but u know. It isnt pice of cake.
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No its not at all waste of time, if you know grammar properly you can speak better than who do not know grammar.However, while speaking you do not need to focus on grammar so much because if you focus so much,it will let you not speak fluently and fluency is the most important thing for speaking
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Grammar is something important in learning
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Hi all of you. I'm guest here. But on my side I believe that knowing grammar is goog. Grammar help to create any sentense of your own after getting new words. It much easier to read English book and being well understood. Thanks.
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I am agree with all of you but we know basic of gramer to lean English.
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Grammar is needed for learners because it helps in forming structured sentences. While learning tenses, degrees and parts of speech one gets to know to form correct sentences and therefore there might be less chances of making mistakes.
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I think I agree with you in the sense that when learning English Grammar does not need to be prioritized, but I still do think it is important in making statements that make sense. If grammar is not at least loosely understood many misunderstandings can arise from using incorrect grammar. Although I think vocabulary is a little more critical because it helps with understanding and communicating with native speakers. I think when learning through conversation vocabulary could be prioritized and grammar could be less of a priority because it can be for the most part picked up when speaking to a native speaker.
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Grammar is an essential part of English.
I think that without grammar there is no existence of English.
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You will not be a full-fledged English speaker and writer without the grammar. It might not be necessary for routine talk, but you need it for work or any other type of communication.
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knowing grammar shows how educated he is and you see who you're talking to.
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English grammar is a must, otherwise you will be misunderstood. For example, if you say:
"A girl entered the room." And then you say: "A girl sat down." It'd be understood that you were talking about TWO girls, one entered the room and the other sat down.
On the other hand, if you say: "A girl entered the room." Then say: "THE girl sat down." Listeners would understand that ONE girl had entered the room and sat down, because the word "the" referred to the same girl who had entered the room.

This shows that knowing your grammar (i.e. the articles: a, an, the) will help you formulate your sentence correctly and avoid being misunderstood.
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For basic communication, you are better off with learning a wide range of vocabulary to expand your ability rather than focusing on grammar.

Grammar is to refine your language ability.
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