Some discussion on TEFL Twitter:
I agree that most grammar books simply present it as "Here's the rule, memorize it". The one book I've seen that attempts to give a pragmatic explanation for this rule is "The Grammar Book" by Celce-Murcia and Larsen-Freeman
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) September 17, 2021
I'm afraid I can't summarize their explanation in a tweet, but it's very possible this book could be in your school library.
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) September 17, 2021
A little while later, someone offered another answer:
Here's the relevant bit, Chapter 5 Rules and Reasons: pic.twitter.com/muuQ1qtVGu
— Neil Anderson 🇪🇺 🇪🇺 (@neilpma74) September 17, 2021
...only later did I realize that I had missed that the above quote was attributed to Diane Larsen-Freeman. The same author I was referencing. So no wonder the explanation was the same.I said above that I couldn't summarize in a tweet, but... this is very similar to what Celce-Murcia and Larsen-Freeman say.
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) September 17, 2021
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