Try the following test sample to see how your skills compare. The correct answers are given below. If you answered all of them accurately, your language skills are probably excellent. If you missed one, you did pretty well. But, if you missed more than one, well English is a difficult language to master.
Language learning is a life-long effort.
Keep a dictionary and a book of the formal rules of grammar in your work area. Don't hesitate to look up words and grammar usage of which you are unsure. Remember that good language skills and education are closely associated in the minds of listeners. Anna Kordsmeier-Walthall is a SLP working in the central Arkansas area. Dr. Fitch is an ASHA Fellow.