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Peer reviewedHeller, Stephen B. – English Journal, 1996
Spoofs grammar instruction using characters from William Faulkner's novel "As I Lay Dying." (RS)
Descriptors: Grammar, Humor, Language Usage, Novels
Download full textHarper, Margaret Earl – 1994
Taking the form of a fable, this paper presents a discussion of the English language from the point of view of someone totally unknowing of its requirements. In the paper, an increasingly large cast of personified parts of speech make repeated visits to the "G. and P. (Good and Proper) Grammar Store." Sections of the paper discuss: nouns…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, English, Grammar
