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Grammar is one of those words that scares people, but it really needn’t. Every time you speak and write you use grammar. It’s just a system of language. You can study this system and learn its technical terminology, and this can be helpful in pinpointing and articulating to yourself what might be the issue with the piece of writing you have before you, but acquiring this knowledge all at once isn’t absolutely essential to improving others’ writing.

I’d recommend gradually building your knowledge of grammar, and you can start to do this with books like Rediscover Grammar by David Crystal or the Oxford A–Z of Grammar & Punctuation by John Seely, or by exploring Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips