Last updated June 1, 2000
 
 


Menu on Errors and Style

     KISS Grammar is built on the assumption that if they are taught how sentences work, instead of the isolated rules they are traditionally taught,  students will eventually not only eliminate most of their most serious writing errors, they will also be able to use their knowledge to evaluate the style and clarity of their writing. The following menu leads to discussions that develop the ideas presented in Chapter Eight (on errors) and Chapter Ten (on style) of Teaching Grammar as a Liberating Art. In teaching, emphasis should be on the Instructional Material first, then on matters of style, and only last and only if necessary on errors.

Note: In developing this site, sections on errors are being written before those on style. That seems to contradict the last sentence in the preceding paragraph, but I need the explanations of errors for links from some of the exercises. 
Errors Instructional Material Style
Intro Intro
L1 Level 1: Prepositional Phrases L1
L2 Level 2: S / V / C Patterns L2
L3 Level 3: Clauses L3
L4 Level 4: Verbals L4
L5 Level 5: The Eight Additional L5

This border is based on
Marc Chagall's
(Russian 1887-1985)
For Vava
[He just spelled it wrong. ;)]
1955, Gouache on paper, Collection of Mdm. V. Chagall 
from Jim's Fine Art Collection http://www2.iinet.com/art/index.html

Click here for the directory of my backgrounds based on art.
[for educational use only]