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D'Eloia, Sarah – Journal of Basic Writing, 1977
Notes the problems associated with integrating grammar study in writing instruction. Provides strategies for such integration, including a syllabus for teaching the verb phrase. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure

Harris, Muriel; Rowan, Katherine E. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1989
Draws on concept learning research to address the problem of grammatical explanations that may be perfectly clear to the teacher or textbook writer but that leave students groping for help. Describes problems that students have in learning grammatical concepts, and provides strategies to overcome those problems. (RS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Grammar, Higher Education

Davidson, David M. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1977
Considers ways to diagnose and group ESL (English as a Second Language) students for writing instruction that is based on sentence combining. Suggests available materials to use with this technique, and offers specific examples of the use of sentence combining to generate prenominal adjectives and relative clauses. (RL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Native Speakers, Sentence Combining

Noguchi, Rei R. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1987
Argues that, from a transformational-generative perspective, errors in writing mechanics (such as run-on sentences, comma splices, and errors in subject-verb agreement) persist because writing instructors do not exploit students' language ability. Describes how transformational grammar is useful in correcting errors in sentence mechanics. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)