Jill: John, are you playing in the Learning English team’s softball game tomorrow?
John: Of course, Dr. Jill. But I don’t know what that has to do with grammar.
Jill: There are a lot of special words we use to talk about sports.
John: Yeah, verbs like bat, score and hit. A player bats when they try to hit the ball. If the player runs around the bases, they score a point.
Jill: And prepositions like “at” “on” and “in.” I’ll be on the mound tomorrow as the pitcher. That’s the person who throws the ball to the batter.
John: Speaking of being “in the zone,” or playing really well, I hope Dan can play tomorrow. He’s our best batter.
Jill: Yeah! Remember when he hit a home run in the last game?
John: I do – in fact, when he hit the ball, two players scored runs. They were already on base when Dan’s turn at bat came.
Jill: Let’s review some of the verbs we used to talk about softball. Notice we say, “hit” a home run. That is when the player bats a ball so well, no one can catch it.
John: And we said they “scored runs.” That is when a player runs around the bases and returns to “home plate.”
Jill: What position are you. playing, John?
John: I’m going to be the catcher.
Jill: We’d better plan our signals, then!
John: Ok, two fingers means a slow pitch…
Jill: And that’s Everyday Grammar!
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