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English been the official language around the world, using it accurately and with correct grammatical sense is important. We find various students facing heck lot of problems while clearing their English papers, most of them fail just because of grammar. Students find grammar boring and thus loose attention in it; consequently fail to clear their English papers. Here are some tips to learn grammar effectively.

The first step: The initial and primmest step is to read and communicate. It gives you a sole idea of usage of grammar and the possibility of errors. Reading enables you to rectify the most probable grammatical mistake you commit. Communication on the contrary helps you judge yourself and others too, it also enables others judging you and rectifying your mistakes. However while reading it is important to have a complete attention towards grammar, this process is known as self-development.

Aid from resources: You can enhance your grammatical skills through a grammar book or an online source like a website catering to grammar improvement, pick out where you are weak and improve yourself.

Assistance: Never feel shy to take assistance from a tutor, teacher or a knowledgeable person. Such a person can easily rectify even your minor flaws and aid in improving your grammar. An experienced tutor has various tactics to improve the grammatical skills. One may also take help from a friend or acquaintance that is either into teaching profession or into reading and writing profession. Such a person scans various literatures daily in order to write accurately and thus has sound knowledge of grammar.

Possible errors: Many people possibly make similar grammatical mistakes, for instance instead of writing ‘its a beautiful day’, people tend to write ‘it’s a beautiful day’. Here it’s important to understand that ‘its’ is the contraction of it is. Many also confuse between your and you’re, similar to its, you’re is the contraction of you are. The usage of to and too, to is used when we are talking regarding someone while too is used for excessive or additional use. People also tend to confuse among ‘there, their and they’re’. There is used while talking about a person there is used while talking about a place while there is a contraction of they are.

Grammar Exercises: Just reading or knowing grammar is not sufficient; it is required to practice over and over again. Take the help from grammar exercise books, or tell your tutor to set a practice paper for you and correct it later. But if you find all this boring, opt for online games on grammar or Sentence Zone game, or any other innovative idea you or your teacher may come up with. Such exercises not only refresh your mind but also enhance your grammatical skills too.

Translation: If English is not your primary language, you can translate your language into English, this helps in rectifying your flaws. This also enhances your vocabulary. Start with simple sentences and later go to complex ones. One can also translate the television shows, plays or movies.

Read out loud: Reading out loud is the best exercise, this enables you hear yourself and thus has deep roots in your mind. This is why we could easily remember the dialogues and songs of the movies.

The last tip: Always carry a pocket dictionary or a digital dictionary with you while reading. This enables you to understand whatever you are reading.

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