Every language has grammar, every speaker of every language knows grammar, and everything we say has grammatical structure. Some people have very strong notions about what counts as ?good grammar? and this can be a source of anxiety for many. However, any use of language involves elaborate systems of grammatical rules which we are never explicitly taught and which we are not conscious of following. This course explores the nature of grammar from a variety of perspectives, with an emphasis on helping students develop the vocabulary and technical skills needed to identify and describe the basic grammatical structures of English words and sentences..