Academic English Needs: Grammar

Use the following table to find out what your academic English language needs for writing are and your ability in each area. You can then work out your priorities.

Grammar	How important is it for you to perform these tasks well in English?				How well can you perform these tasks in English?
	Not important	Quite important	Very important	Essential	Not at all	Not well	Quite well	Very well

1. Accuracy
2. Simple Sentences
3. Compound Sentences
4. Complex Sentences
5. Verbs
6. Verbal Groups
7. Nouns
8. Nominal Groups
9. Word Order
10. Word Formation
11. Adjectives
12. Adverbs
13. Articles
14. Research proposal
15. Writing grammatically
16. Linking sentences in writing
17. Creating well structured paragraphs