Since childhood, I was always taught that grammar was one of the most essential building blocks of writing. A well-read writer should have already built up the skill, but additional instruction never hurts and could only aid in making their writing better understandable and improve their flow.
When a writer understands the rules, it is only then that they can break them and begin to develop their own style of writing. In my experience, I was taught the basic rules of grammar and sentence structure in 3rd and 4th grade. By the end of my 6th-grade year, I had begun to develop my voice and create a style of my own for which to write. In most cases, grammar is used to effectively communicate a person’s thoughts, allowing them to write in a way that could be understood by the general audience.
If a writer purposefully went against the rules of grammar to define their ideas poetically or stylistically for the benefit of a particular audience, then I think that would be alright. However, if someone does not understand at least the basics of proper grammar and sentence structure, then their writing is often choppy, rough, and challenging to comprehend.
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