Learning a language is about more than just learning what words mean what; it’s also about learning how those words work together. This is the essence of grammar, a subject that even native speakers have trouble grasping at times. Jack Krumb, a teacher of English in Scotland has started working on his own “guide to grammar,” posting it one page at a time online.
The comic is taking a very nuts-and-bolts approach to the subject, and he only started last month, so we haven’t gotten past the concept of nouns. Even so, each page is chock-full of information: a definition of morphology, concrete and abstract nouns, and count and mass nouns. For so few pages, it feels like a lot of ground has been covered, without any sense of rushing through each topic. He’s also introducing a supporting cast which includes his son, daughter, and a cute cat.
Though the art isn’t the most polished, to focus on it would be missing the point, as it gets the job done. This project looks promising, and I’ve learned so much already. Hopefully he’ll see it through to the end.
(via Comics Worth Reading)
