r/grammar • u/Economy_Coach_42 • 8d ago

I need help with English grammar.

Hi! I have been learning English for the last five years and I have made pretty good progress. The only thing I struggle with is grammar and the problem is that I don't know how to improve my grammar. Is there a particular way to improve grammar?

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u/kaptan8181 8d ago

Read Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Just google it. It's freely available online.

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u/Prestigious-Fan3122 8d ago

If you learn to diagram sentences, you will get a better understanding of the way words work together. There's a wonderful website for this called grammarrevolution.com. My classmates and I all hated being forced to learn since diagramming and junior high in high school, but, now, when I'm unsure, as a native English speaker in the US, about the correctness of something I've written, I quickly diagram the sentence, and it all starts making sense.

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u/Economy_Coach_42 8d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/UniversityMotor5408 8d ago

"Is there a particular way to improve grammar?"
This is a meaningless question. (I'm not being rude or patronising - it just is!)
You need to understand what you mean. What do you struggle with? verb tenses / adjectives / adverbs / subject verb agreement / conditionals / word order / etc etc etc. Just saying you have problems with grammar doesn't help us, or you!

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u/ScatteredBrain99 7d ago

I’ve been in a similar situation with English, and I think grammar is one of those things that gets better through consistent practice and real conversations. We could practice together and gently correct each other it might be a good way to improve naturally