We have learnt that grammar is a specific study of language and as such it

deals with the linguistic problems. As far as English language is concerned,

the grammar has greater importance and significance in practical life. Unless
we have mastered grammar, we do not or cannot speak or write English
correctly. Besides, English language is closely related and associated to or
with grammar and it is entirely based on grammar.
English is very much controlled, conditioned and regulated by grammar.
Hence, it is, without taking course to grammar, impossible for anyone to speak
or write this language correctly. It is due to all these reasons that we should
gain considerable mastery over grammar. It may be pointed out, that it is very
difficult to define the scope and practical value of grammar.
Grammar has two different approaches, the first is Prescriptive and the
second is Descriptive grammar. First, Prescriptive grammar it is the traditional
approach of grammar that tells people how to use English language, what
forms they should utilize, and what functions they should serve. According to
ThoughtCO.
The term prescriptive grammar refers to a set of norms or rules
governing how a language should or should not be used rather than
describing the ways in which a language is actually used. According
to linguists Ilse Depraetere and Chad Langford, "A prescriptive grammar
is one that gives hard and fast rules about what is right (or grammatical)
and what is wrong (or ungrammatical), often with advice about what not
to say but with little explanation" (Advanced English Grammar: A
Linguistic Approach, 2012).
Prescriptive grammar has different advantages. First, teaching
prescriptive grammar creates formal writers and resources. It is very
common now in 21st century to encounter different resources that
practices or used prescriptive grammar. It is important for students to use
resources that practice rules of using grammar since English is our
second language, we need to have reference that use rules to guide us.
Second advantage is teaching prescriptive grammar is beneficial for both
non-native teachers, learners as it has definite rules of language that
help reduce confusions. Proper English grammar plays a vital role in our
community but also in global language. It is a tool of communication,
empowerment, and unification of people in the global community. In
other words, Proper English plays a very important role to unite all the
people around the global regardless if they are native speaker or not.
Prescriptive grammar is a rule of “good” or “proper” usage, which dictate
what is “good grammar” and what is “inappropriate grammar”. Example;
(1) She doesn’t know him.
(2) She don’t know him.
Example 1 is supposed to be “good” while 2 is supposed to be “inappropriate”.
Let’s define Descriptive Grammar, it focuses on describing the language as it
is actually used, not as it should be used. It is based on the language used by
its speakers. It is approach to a grammar that is concerned with describing the
use of language by native speaker or non-native speakers without reference
to proposed norms of correctness or advocacy of rules based on such norms.
This approach takes the principle that language usage can vary according to
varied speakers. Thus, it does not consider what is “correct”. The rules are
made according to the daily usage of the language by the speakers.
According to ThoughtCo. the term descriptive grammar refers to an objective,
non-judgmental description of the grammatical construction in a language. It’s
an examination of how a language is actually being used, in writing and in
speech.

A descriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is

actually used. In a descriptive grammar there is no right or wrong language. It
can be compared with a prescriptive grammar, which is a set of rules based
on how people think language should be used.

Example
A descriptive grammar might include ‘He goes...', meaning ‘He said'.

In the classroom
Learners can be encouraged to move away from a prescriptive approach to
grammar by using a guided discovery, or inductive, approach, in which they
look for examples of variations in use in authentic texts. These examples can
be compared to prescriptive rules in order to decide if they are useful or not.
Of course, descriptive grammar has also advantages. The first is descriptive
grammar approach improves non-native speakers’ pronunciation and helps
them sound like native speakers. One of the best examples of this is a Call
center agent when they speak, they sound like a native speaker but when
you analyze their grammar you will notice that it is not correct or in a simple
explanation it is grammatically error.
The second is descriptive grammar approach helps language learners
understand the applied usage of language and communicate better with
native speakers. It is very common here in the Philippines that we use
descriptive grammar when were in High School I’m not saying that all
teachers or learners used descriptive grammar.
If I will choose between prescriptive and descriptive grammar, I will pick the
prescriptive since it is more useful than descriptive. It is very efficient if we
use the accurate grammar. It would be very helpful if were going to practice
the usage of grammar.