{"id":2533,"date":"2022-04-19T10:14:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T10:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2022-04-19T10:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T10:14:05","slug":"why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it Hard for Native Speakers to Explain Grammar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar\/#1_Native_English_Speakers_Study_Very_Little_Grammar_in_School\" >#1 Native English Speakers Study Very Little Grammar in School<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar\/#2_Native_Speakers_Learned_Grammar_Naturally\" >#2 Native Speakers Learned Grammar Naturally<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar\/#3_Native_Speakers_Dont_Know_Textbook_Grammar\" >#3 Native Speakers Don&#8217;t Know Textbook Grammar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-is-it-hard-for-native-speakers-to-explain-grammar\/#4_Most_Native_Speakers_Arent_Teachers\" >#4 Most Native Speakers Aren&#8217;t Teachers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>If you've ever asked a native speaker about English grammar, you probably didn't get a satisfying answer. Maybe they didn't even know what you were talking about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do <span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">native English speakers<\/span> struggle to explain grammar? There are four main reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Native_English_Speakers_Study_Very_Little_Grammar_in_School\"><\/span>#1 <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Native English Speakers<\/span> Study Very Little Grammar in School<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In some countries, grammar is a school subject. Students learn terms like \"direct object complement\" and carefully study verb tenses, sentence structures, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in <span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">English-speaking countries<\/span>, grammar has been a very small part of the education system for at least <mdspan datatext=\"el1646923182590\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">60-70 years<\/mdspan>. In the 1960s, schools in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ847258.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mdspan datatext=\"el1645783734578\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">US<\/mdspan><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu\/nll\/?p=10047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">England<\/a> stopped teaching grammar. At the time, research seemed to show that grammar did not help children write better, so focus shifted to <mdspan datatext=\"el1645783298272\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">literature and actual writing practice<\/mdspan>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, most <span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">native English speakers<\/span> today haven't learned much grammar and will<mdspan datatext=\"el1646152052036\" class=\"mdspan-comment\"> struggle to explain it.<\/mdspan><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Native_Speakers_Learned_Grammar_Naturally\"><\/span>#2 Native Speakers Learned Grammar Naturally<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the most part, native speakers learn grammar naturally. For example, children in English-speaking environments  pick up the following grammar <mdspan datatext=\"el1646923403802\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">before their third birthday<\/mdspan>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-am-cooking-now\/b7OTukrJEeew2Tsh-6GIbA?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">present continuous form<\/a> (\"walk\" \u2192 \"walking\")<\/li><li>plurals (\"snacks\" \"fingers\")<\/li><li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-cooked-you-cooked\/EDIlYko_Eeec02N3CbEXhQ?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">past tense<\/a> (\"walk\" \u2192 \"walked\")<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If they make mistakes (e.g. \"I <em>falled<\/em> down.\"), parents, teachers, or older children will correct them. Or they'll notice what everyone else says (e.g. \"I <em>fell <\/em>down\") and start saying that too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, native speakers learn most of their grammar without realizing it. This type of learning is called \"<mdspan datatext=\"el1646146298187\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">implicit<\/mdspan> learning,\" and it's very difficult for people who learn something this way to explain rules and concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Native_Speakers_Dont_Know_Textbook_Grammar\"><\/span>#3 Native Speakers Don&#8217;t Know Textbook Grammar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grammar explanations in textbooks often don't reflect the grammar used in real life. For example, you may have learned to say things like \"Sarah is the woman&nbsp;<em>whom<\/em>&nbsp;I lent my umbrella to\" or \"<em>Whom <\/em>should I call?\" However, native speakers <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/28\/when-not-to-use-whom-even-in-formal-situations\/\">don't talk like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why are textbook grammar and real-world grammar so different? This is because most textbooks take a traditional approach to grammar called \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordbibliographies.com\/view\/document\/obo-9780199772810\/obo-9780199772810-0208.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prescriptivism<\/a>.\" Prescriptivism tells people how to speak and write properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, its rules aren't based on observations of <mdspan datatext=\"el1646215981885\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">real people speaking the language<\/mdspan>. They're often based on rules that grammar experts developed in the <mdspan datatext=\"el1646215371258\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">18th and 19th centuries, with some influences from Latin.<\/mdspan> <mdspan datatext=\"el1646243796942\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">So don't be surprised if your native speaker friends haven't heard of them!<\/mdspan> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Most_Native_Speakers_Arent_Teachers\"><\/span>#4 Most Native Speakers Aren&#8217;t Teachers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, keep in mind that even trained teachers need a lot of practice to explain English grammar \u2013 and most native speakers are not English teachers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you're serious about grammar, study with someone who has the training and experience \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/16\/do-i-need-a-native-speaking-tutor\/\">whether or not they are native speakers<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Engoo, you can find professional English tutors like this by searching for those with a background in <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/tutors?search_type=all_teachers&amp;search_all%5Bnationalities%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bteacher_language%5D=en&amp;search_all%5Bstandard_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bnative_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bother_premium_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bage%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bgender%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bfree_word%5D=Linguistics&amp;all=\">linguistics<\/a> and\/or <mdspan datatext=\"el1646148482038\" class=\"mdspan-comment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/tutors?search_type=all_teachers&amp;search_all%5Bnationalities%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bteacher_language%5D=en&amp;search_all%5Bstandard_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bnative_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bother_premium_tutor%5D=0&amp;search_all%5Bage%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bgender%5D=&amp;search_all%5Bfree_word%5D=grammar&amp;all=\">grammar<\/a>.<\/mdspan> We also recommend you study using our <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/materials\/grammar\/6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA\">grammar lessons<\/a>. 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