4.2. THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR GRAMMAR IS IMPORTANT BECA...

1.4.2. The important role of English grammar Grammar is important because it makes us possible to talk about language. Grammar names the types of words and word groups that make up sentences not only in English but in any language. According to Michael Swan and Catherine Walter (1999), “grammar is not the important thing in the world, but if you make a lot of mistakes you may be more difficult to understand and some kind of people may look down on you or not take you seriously”. Obviously, to conduct a simple conversation, we need a basic grammar, thus it has an important role to play in communication. Moreover, we can not deny the important significance of grammar in writing which helps writers develop grammatical systems to convey ideas meaningfully and approximately to readers. In second language writing, the role of grammar in writing is to both explicit explanations of grammatical principle and teacher correction of errors. Today, to evaluate one‟s English proficiency or any purposes like placement, scholarship, etc. such examinations as TOEIC, TOFLE or IELTS will be applied. Of the parts in these examinations, grammar is involved in some item types as well as devoting to the score of these. Consequently, there is no disclamation of grammar‟s importance in the field. Besides, grammar can be part of literature discussions when we read the sentences in poetry and stories. Knowing about grammar means that finding out all languages and all dialects follow grammatical patterns. Knowing about grammar offers a window into the human mind and into our complex mental capacity.