For today’s grammar tip, Mary Norris explains the rules governing restrictive and non-restrictive phrases. | The New Yorker

I have a confession... I used to LOATHE teaching grammar! And the feeling was mutual with my students. During each lesson, they’d appear bored and their attention would wander, and they struggled to learn even the most basic grammar concepts. I soon learned that I wasn’t alone. I heard from other teachers that they shared my frustration with teaching grammar, and blamed it on the lack of effective teaching materials. They reported that the traditional tools they were using for grammar lessons se