When I see the frustration in my student's face when they just "don't get English grammar," I tell them I completely understand. I was once in their shoes: I learned English when I was in grade 3, starting from A-B-C. I went to school throughout elementary and high school never really having honed my grammar. I managed to get good grades because my analytical skills saved what my grammar skills lacked in English. However, my appreciation/love/curiosity of the English grammar deepened near the end of my undergraduate studies and when I finally arrived in Korea to teach English. I couldn't believe how many rules there were in English, and how I could easily explain English grammar rules instead of saying the generic, "it just is" as many English teachers would tell their students in Korea. Through teaching grammar, I improved my own grammar.
I love learning more than anything, and I suppose it makes perfect sense that I love teaching, because through teaching I learn better.
I'm always looking out for a good grammar book, and I get very excited when I spot grammatical mistakes!
Grammar lesson:
When neither or either is used in a sentence, it should be treated as a singular noun.
i.e.) Neither of the two boys wants to eat breakfast.
I love grammar!
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