Grammar of Effective Composition in English

Pedagogical regiments of grammar and accuracy of expression is perhaps, one of the most dreaded aspects of second language acquisition, especially through conscious learning. Learners of different ages generally react in the same manner to the negative reaction or the low grades from both audience and graders; and most learners also share the same inhibiting obsession with ‘correctness' or grammaticality of expression. Obviously, the teaching methodology of most English Language Teaching (ELT) professionals heightens the learners' dread of grammar, rather than mitigate it. This paper approaches grammar from the perspective of a make-up kit that beautifies our writing; not a set of dreadful rules you dare not break! This work briefly demonstrates salient aspects of grammar that enhance clarity of expression and relate these to effective composition and concludes that students who painstakingly negotiate the nexus of grammar and effective composition would in the main, succeed in their writing exercises