How to study japanese grammar?

you could get a congigation sheet to make it easier

この本を読んでください：みんなの日本語。

I am having some of the same problems.  I understand that the sentences are Subject-Object-Verb instead of S-V-O....but I don't know how to apply it well or any other grammar rules...I cannot buy books to help me either...

i recommend buying "Genki" books, i was introduced to them in my japanese classes. after time and practicing and memorizing how it works, and the differences between them, things start to come together.

there are many ways to conjugate verbs, so maybe that is why you are confused.
"desu" is also considered a verb, but follows "i-adjectives", "na-adjectives", and "nouns"

but sometimes when a verb is not in a sentence, but an adjective is, (for example "you are bad" = "anata ha warui desu"). but if you wanted to say "you are not bad" you could say "anata ha warukunai desu", which is "warui" conjugated. you must memorize how "i adjectives" and "na adjectives" are conjugated, and how they apply.

Donnie

みんなの日本語

i also use this book to study japanese

umm Hello.. I having same problem with her... ^^