Why does the son think that his father is a tedious oddity? 2. How do you undestand the s en t e nce“The c i v i lization of Gree ce and the glory of Roman architeture were captured in a condensed non-statement ” (Para.4)? 3. Why does the author think that students ’ language deficits should be blamed on schools? 4. Why does the author say that the work of teaching grammar must be handled delicately? 5. What does the father teach the son while giving him a grammar lesson? 6. Why does the son feel curious about what his father said? 7. What are the two things that the author uses to describe grammar and vocabulary? 8. How do you understand the interjection "whoa!" said by the father toward the end of the text?