{"id":1154,"date":"2018-04-17T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T11:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steptest.in\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:28:56","slug":"the-fuss-about-grammar-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/the-fuss-about-grammar-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"The fuss about English Grammar Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grammatical Errors and How to Avoid Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s Prakash, a communication professional who is rule-abiding and pedantic. There\u2019s Priya, an expert coder and a valuable asset to the technical team. Prakash and Priya are best friends. Nobody knows how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priya sent an email to the client with grammatical errors. Her boss gave her a warning about the oversight. Frustrated about her recurring grammatical errors, she goes to Prakash for advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priya:<\/strong> All these grammar rules are frustrating. Coding and programming is way easier Prakash. I don\u2019t have any problems while speaking. This is why I hate to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prakash:<\/strong> Priya, many people get away with grammatical errors while speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priya:<\/strong> So you\u2019re telling me my language is bad? Thanks, Perfect Prakash!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more like this <a href=\"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/mistakes-professional-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to write a professional email\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prakash:<\/strong> Don\u2019t jump to conclusions. The actual test of your language is when you write. I don\u2019t blame you. There are plenty of rules in the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priya:<\/strong> Rules are so hard to learn. What do I do to improve Prakash?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prakash:<\/strong> Try your hand at writing something for starters\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priya:<\/strong> Wait. I have an idea. I\u2019ll write something and you can edit it. Since you\u2019re so perfect, you can show me my weakness and tell me how to improve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prakash:<\/strong> Ah! Practical Priya proposes another sensible idea. Of course I\u2019m happy to help. In case I\u2019m travelling, don\u2019t get lazy. Use one of the many online grammar checkers to check your work and learn from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priya:<\/strong> Splendid. I\u2019m on it. Note to self, Go apologise to the boss tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prakash:<\/strong> Off we go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priya&#8217;s STEP score is 6, Prakash&#8217;s STEP score is 8. To know your STEP Score visit www.steptest.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re all ears. 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