After 20 years of teaching academic writing to both native speakers and English language learners, I can attest that at some point, just about everyone asks me why, or even whether, grammar matters.

Self-professed grammar police, rejoice — you have your own holiday, and it's today, March 4. Happy National Grammar Day, you little assholes! To honor this occasion, Zoosk (a web destination for ...

Many students are returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was overhauled to include the “explicit teaching of grammar, sentence ...

For the first time in five decades, England is about to get its first new grammar school after being given the green light by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. The “annexe” to the Weald of Kent school ...

The teaching of grammar – the ways that words are combined to make sentences – can be controversial. It often leads to debates about “correct English”, and can result in people being judged if their ...

A new report suggests the national curriculum’s focus on teaching grammar may not help pupils to write more effectively. A study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, and co-authored by researchers from ...

The evidence against grammar schools mounts again. Our new research shows that grammars are no better or worse than non-selective state schools in terms of their pupils’ progress in attainment. Our ...

Grammar schools are one of those subjects - they’re either loved or hated. The introduction of the grammar school has split British opinion since their introduction in the 16th century. Some see them ...

If you've ever written a cover letter or resume that claims you have “excelent attention to detail", but you have misspelled “excellent”, you can understand the importance of checking your grammar ...