Basic grammar books have existed since the 16th century, but it wasn’t until the 18th that guides like Robert Baker’s “Reflections on the English Language” (1770) and James Elphinston’s ...

Over 1 lakh English teachers in 1.3 lakh state-run schools will soon get an English grammar and composition handbook to help them teach better. The book, which was released by basic education ...

The first popular grammar book was Lindley Murray’s English Grammar. It sold more than a million copies after publication in 1795. Many of its proscriptions would be approved nowadays: ...

Prafulla Kumar De Sarkar, and his book ‘High English Grammar and Composition’ became a bible to countless Bengalis trying to learn correct English. Explore. Search Friday, Feb 21, 2025.

It is well past time to consign grammar pedantry to the history books. Photo: Getty Images It’s a perpetual lament: The purity of the English language is under assault.

The subjunctive had also been on its way out in America, but started to reappear in the mid-to-late 19th century, as Lynne Murphy, a linguist, recounts in “The Prodigal Tongue”.