Learning grammar should be a priority

Learning grammar is important because it is the foundation of our language. Without it, students wouldn't be able to tackle higher forms of communication. Just as in any subject, more time should be spent at the fundamental level in order to serve as the building blocks for the higher level skills. The building blocks of the English language (e.g. parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation) should be well understood by any student who endeavors to excel in their communication skills. One must learn how to put words together to build a sentence, one must learn how to put sentences together to form a paragraph, and one must learn to put paragraphs together to form essays, short stories, novels, letters, speeches, etc.^[1] Since the foundational level is so important, the most time should be spent there until mastery of grammar rules and conventions is achieved. Only after achieving mastery can one move on and be successful in higher forms of communication.

[P1] Grammar is the foundation of the English language. [P2] A significant amount of time must be spent at the foundational level if students are to become successful at higher level communication skills.