Do you think that high school English classes should focus more on the problem of run-on sentences?
146187
just read some of the questions on here.  they let us know there is a sad problem with all grammar!
278244
I share your concern. Although some people here are not native English speakers, many appear to be from the U.S. and appear unconcerned about the basic tenets of written communicattion. I wonder if writing in such an informal manner will impact the way they communicate when it's important -- like in school or the workplace. I believe you can only learn to write well by practicing writing well. I think some students are in for a big shock when they get to college or enter the workplace because the ability to express yourself correctly, clearly, and succinctly is a major factor in success.
838137
I am a High School English teacher, my sister is and Elementary School teacher and our cousin teaches special needs so I think I can answer this with a degree of knowledge.....the answer is a definitive ....YES.  newyorkgal 71 says that she believes that most teachers just don't care anymore but I can tell you that those of us who do care see a drastic down slide in the grammatical structure of most individuals writing and speech. I believe it is because we as a society have made it acceptable to use slang as a substitute for appropriate speech, until we as a whole make a change we as teachers can teach and instruct as much as we can and want but  what is learned at home will usually prevail.
655482
Actually, I'm the Grammar Cop, but I'm required to spell correctly as a prerequisite for my position.\n\nEDIT: To the third answerer..."run-on" is a hyphenated term. ;-)
481191
Apparently, proper punctuation and capitalization are also beyond most people.  \nI think most were never taught properly to begin with and now they just don't care.  \nIt doesn't seem to matter to them how they are perceived based on their writing.  \n\nI just hope they're not filling out resumes this way!  I wouldn't hire them!
369116
Giving them vocabulary, and making them write a complete sentence with every word. I must say, the whole teaching parts of the sentences gets lost on kids, it's pointless. Just make them write sentences, while it may be onerous, it's better. Also, you could write an incorrect sentence and have them rewrite it.
1086303
No. But they should be made a bit harder. Raise the bar - to ensure that before entering college you DO KNOW the basics.
260853
If they have a better english department then yes.  Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do.  There's really nothing you can do.
1037347
I found it difficult to make sentences until one day I realized that I would make some really funny sentences with the words to add some excitement to the entire thing.\n\nFor instance, if the word was "glabrous" which means smooth with no projections and is an adjective and I needed to make a sentence, most people would say "His glabrous head made the man seem more distinguished." I would write "The glabrous head of the man, walking down the street, reflected enough light that it blinded a pilot and caused his plane to crash into my neighbors backyard."\n\nThen if you have to read your sentence in class (which my English teacher always made me do) at least you would get the class to laugh and help you remember the word better.\n\nA lot of my friends simply had trouble with the words because they figured "When would I ever use these? The words are borrrrringgg"\n\nJust a little trick that might help you out like it did me. Good luck!
961568
I don't like YOUR high school teacher. Imagine anyone teaching anyone else to use grammar like that!\nLet me revise that sentence for you.\nWho here doesn't like their high school teachers?
747851
The whole school teaching system should be renewed, from the basic to the high school.\n\nThere are irrelevant things that should not be taught, and there are things that misses from there.\n\nThe world has changed, and so should the school systems.  Because it hasn`t changed, the whole school feels booring and unnecassary waste of time.\n\nAlso I think that the high school mathematic skills should not be tried to teach all of us, because there are clearly 2 kinds of people: the ones that get`s it and the onès that won`t  (no matter how they are threatened with kicking outs) The same goes to subjects that need creativity skills.
246742
they should require spelling...\n(and grammer and punctuation)
192828
well, follow your heart. don't follow your head. if your heart says that your sentence is right, it'll be right. but, first, read up your basics. for examples, singular and plural. i only know singular and plural and i can score the best in my english in my school. if u can't, the best u can do is just shoot!!
608594
My pet hate is 'I done this or that...' We slaughter the English language. My nephew came home from school with a marked assignment which was to tell a story about his best holiday. Granted he is only 9 and his imagination and use of words was fantastic but his spelling, atrocious. His spelling mistakes were either not picked up or corrected incorrectly by his teacher.We were appalled as when questioned about this his teacher's reaction was 'We encourage imagination, not accuracy'. What! No wonder children cant put a sentence together if teachers cant.
1073327
Definitely! As a high school English teacher, I KNOW that nepotism is hurting our schools. Constantly, highly-qualified teachers are passed over simply because a new hire is related to (or, not strictly nepotism, but because the new hire "knows" someone-this seems to be the major problem) a higher-up. The students suffer because the best teachers are not being hired. \n\nAdministrators should look for highly-qualified teachers (and not only "highly-qualified" because they passed the required tests, but because they are motivated to teach, and by a love of the students and the work) and they are the ones that should be in place in our students' classrooms!
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I know that my confusion with this piece was what the instructor was asking us to do: identify imagery, discuss diction choice, and how 'X' effects the end product.  We had not been given the tools needed to answer these questions.  I think the problem is that there is not enough focus on literature in early years, these days school is focused on math and science, which are languages of their own.
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This is a general question and hard to answer without knowing more. If you were a school aged person you could discuss your concern with your english teacher. you can also look at the links below and see if they are helpful. practice, practice, and more practice will help improve your grammar skills. however, some learning disabilities can impact correct grammar usage so perhaps that may need to be looked into especially if you feel you have other areas of needs such as reading or spelling. good luck.\n\nhttp://www.englishgrammarconnection.com/\n\nhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImproveGrammarSkills/zndx/Post.htm