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WANG CHUN Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

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You should remember grammar rules until you are confident to master it.

This sentence means that you can't remember grammar rules after you are confident to master it.
  

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Hello **** It seems to be a witticism, with a play on the word 'rules' ('rules' = noun, and 'rules' = 3rd person singular of the verb 'to rule'). At first, the sentence sounds nonsensical, as we expect 'them' (for 'rules' = noun) instead of 'it'. Then we realize that 'grammar rules' = 'subject + verb', and that 'remember grammar' means 'remember that grammar'.

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  • Hello **** It seems to be a witticism, with a play on the word 'rules' ('rules' = noun, and 'rules' = 3rd person singular of the verb 'to rule').
  • At first, the sentence sounds nonsensical, as we expect 'them' (for 'rules' = noun) instead of 'it'.
  • Then we realize that 'grammar rules' = 'subject + verb', and that 'remember grammar' means 'remember that grammar'.
  • At which point, the sentence 'flips'.
  • ' In other words, you shouldn't break the rules until you know them thoroughly.
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Hello ****

It seems to be a witticism, with a play on the word 'rules' ('rules' = noun, and 'rules' = 3rd person singular of the verb 'to rule').

At first, the sentence sounds nonsensical, as we expect 'them' (for 'rules' = noun) instead of 'it'.

Then we realize that 'grammar rules' = 'subject + verb', and that 'remember grammar' means 'remember that grammar'. At whi
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