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Common Core has English grammar as a foundational skill. Your specific example is taught in grade 5. That said, English is a difficult language and I'm not at
by zrail 4y ago
Common Core has English grammar as a foundational skill. Your specific example is taught in grade 5.
That said, English is a difficult language and I'm not at all surprised that people get through school without fully grasping the names for grammar concepts, even if they use them every day.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI learned this when I was about 20, met a foreign friend online who was formally learning English, and I couldn't answer most of her questions. It was a bizarre but very educational moment: I use English like I write code: I have no formal education on it but I seem to do fine.