Introduction to Grammar | Grammar | Khan Academy Video Lecture | Complete Course on English Grammar: Upgrade your Speaking & Listening - Personal Skills

hi everyone my name is David and I'm
here to introduce you to grammar on Khan
Academy welcome I'm so glad you could
join me so let's start by asking the
question what is grammar what is this
thing why is it worthwhile to study it
why would you want to put up with
listening to me well first of all
grammar is a set of conventions and
rules that govern language so what's the
difference between a convention and a
rule well a rule is kind of the bare
minimum of what it takes to make your
language understandable by other people
right so in order to make a car work for
example in order to make it move forward
as intended the wheels have to go on the
bottom instead of on the roof that's a
rule the idea that all cars should be
painted teal for example is a convention
now is that true that all cars should be
teal no not necessarily but that leads
me to my second point that grammar is
context dependent the kind of grammar
that you use throughout your day changes
it depends on who you're talking to what
you're trying to say and how you're
trying to say it and so we use multiple
kinds of grammar throughout our days and
throughout our lives another thing you
need to know is that you already know so
much grammar just from living and
existing in the world and talking to
other people you know how to put a
sentence together you're you if you can
understand me then you know so much
about grammar you know more than I can
teach you what these videos are for is
to give names to the things you already
know to give you a greater command of
them and I want to say too that these
videos are only about a very specific
kind of grammar it's called standard
American English but I want you to know
that there are many English's and you
know what they are all great they are
all wonderful and vibrant and important
and special and what I do not want for
you to take away from these videos is
that I'm trying to teach you what is
right and what is wrong if the kind of
English you speak doesn't sound like the
kind of English I speak that is okay you
know you are great what I want to do is
give you the tool
to harness language to harness English
and use it any way you want I mean I'm
saying I don't care what color your car
is it could be pink it could be green it
could be purple it could be Paisley you
know I'm just trying to make sure your
wheels are on straight you are a
grammarian you've made a study of
grammar throughout your entire speaking
and reading life and I firmly believe
that you can learn anything welcome to
grammar on Khan Academy David out