Day 24

Why studying grammar rules is not enough? 

Now you might be wondering, “If I want to write grammatical English, isn’t it faster to study grammar rules?”

No, you cannot replace reading with studying grammar.

You see, the English language has a lot of subtleties (rules or details that are complicated or difficult to explain).

It’s hard to understand these subtleties by simply studying grammar.

Let me give you an example.

Consider the words say, speak, tell, and talk. To a beginner, the differences between these words are subtle and confusing. It’s difficult to teach someone these distinctions through explanation alone.