Grammar Quiz

What is grammar?

• A list of vocabulary rules

• A dictionary of meanings

• A system of rules that allow us to structure sentences

• A method of translation only

Teaching grammar should:

• Focus only on correctness

• Encourage rote memorization

• Make students memorize structures

• Encourage students to communicate effectively

Grammar knowledge involves:

• Vocabulary and writing

• Listening and speaking only

• Form, meaning, and use

• Rules and pronunciation only

Grammar includes:

• Only syntax and semantics

• Syntax, semantics, and phonetics

• Phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics

• Grammar rules and vocabulary

According to Larsen-Freeman (2001), grammaring is:

• Teaching grammar using textbooks

• Creating grammar rules

• The fifth language skill: using grammar accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately

• The study of traditional grammar

Grammaticalization involves:

• Changing grammar rules into vocabulary

• The process by which grammar is forgotten

• The change of content words into grammatical markers

• Removing function words

Example of grammaticalization:

• "I will go" "I went"

• "Going to" "gonna"

• "Has" "have"

• "Run" "ran"

An error is defined as:

• A correct statement by students

• A mistake students can correct

• A mistake students can't correct and needs explanation

• A small typo in writing

An example of indirect/implicit negative feedback is:

• "You should say"

• "Excuse me?"

• "The correct verb form is"

• "Do you say it that way?"

Spoken grammar:

• Does not allow contractions

• Allows slang and breaking grammar rules

• Is more formal than written grammar

• Is exactly the same as written grammar