Abstract: A method and apparatus for teaching grammar structure to a student. The apparatus comprises a representation of a human face a language base structure overlaid on the human face, a plurality of language patterns, each language pattern corresponding to one of a unique verb types selected from the group consisting of action verbs, linking verbs, general verbs, give and take verbs and cause and effect verbs and a pointer adapted to follow the language pattern. The method comprises identifying the verb and verb type to be used in the sentence, selecting a language pattern corresponding to the verb type, providing a representation of a human face having a language base structure thereon, overlaying the language pattern over the language base structure and beginning at a starting position of the language pattern, moving a pointer along the language pattern to determine a correct sequence of each word in the sentence.