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jehane · 06-25-2013, 05:39 PM

I've been reading a few of the grammar discussions and thought it would be interesting to compare how grammar is taught in various school systems. Please stick to primary and secondary as I assume that will be common to most people. So:

Language: English
Schooling: Government school (aka state/public)
Country: Australia (WA)
Decade(s): 80s/90s

Grammar was virtually non-existent in my curriculum. We were taught nouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs, basic contractions, subject/predicate. Ummm, that's pretty much it. Nothing about dangling participles, split infinitives, etc.

More of a writing style issue, but we *were* repeatedly told to avoid using "said" in our writing; I recall one classroom which had a poster with lists of alternatives for "said".

06-25-2013, 05:39 PM	#1
jehane Book addict Posts: 441 Karma: 2650464 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Antarctica/Australia/Ohio Device: Sony PRS-300/T1/Asus TF101	Grammar teaching in schools I've been reading a few of the grammar discussions and thought it would be interesting to compare how grammar is taught in various school systems. Please stick to primary and secondary as I assume that will be common to most people. So: Language: English Schooling: Government school (aka state/public) Country: Australia (WA) Decade(s): 80s/90s Grammar was virtually non-existent in my curriculum. We were taught nouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs, basic contractions, subject/predicate. Ummm, that's pretty much it. Nothing about dangling participles, split infinitives, etc. More of a writing style issue, but we were repeatedly told to avoid using "said" in our writing; I recall one classroom which had a poster with lists of alternatives for "said".