Grammar I have found chapter 6 to be very helpful. When I first decided to become an English major, my decision was based on me not knowing where to correctly place a comma. I thought to myself the only department that would be able to help me in that area was the English department! The only problem was, I didn't have a clue about Subject+Verb + Compliment, and this showed a great deal in my writing. I was missing what Williams calls "the basics". When  I  would ask my instructors, " How can I  fix grammatical errors"? Several of the directed me to what is known as The Brown Handbook. But for some reason I didn't find that book helpful. I wanted to be properly thought by a teacher, not some handbook. Although, my writing has improved I still struggle with grammatical errors.  I have done several work book activities, and  still struggle. It all makes sense to me now, grammar handbooks should be used for references since they don't properly teach us. Teachers should be given more time to properly educate us on grammar usage,  if it  goes hand and hand with essay writing. There has to be away to properly teach grammar.