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frogmarch

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19. I do too. :-)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:51 PM

Jun 2014

My 4th grade teacher was gung ho on diagramming, and I'm glad she was. I don't remember diagramming in later grades, but by then diagramming was embedded in my brain.

I tried to teach my kids how to diagram, but they all thought it was boring and weren't interested in learning how to do it. As payback, I never miss an opportunity to correct their grammar. (Kidding. I wouldn't want them to hate me. )

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Diagramming opening Sentences of Classics [View all] packman Jun 2014 OP

I bet some RW conspiratist would see that they all point to the left; everyone of them are commies Leme Jun 2014 #1

A few are, in fact, known commas. rug Jun 2014 #6

Exquisite! nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #45

Hated doing this in school rocktivity Jun 2014 #2

i couldn't diagram my sentence to save my life fizzgig Jun 2014 #9

One way or t'other, you have to be able to analyze sentence structure. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #21

I was taught that sentences are words that form a complete thought. rocktivity Jun 2014 #25

You forget that not everybody uses your techniques to perceive and analyze the world. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #26

I rest my case. rocktivity Jun 2014 #30

I rest my case. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #32

"Eschew binary thinking" awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #36

This English teacher and reading specialist agrees completely. maddiemom Jun 2014 #35

Has there been any insight into language structure based on these diagrams? Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #46

Oddly, the Hemingway sentence is unusually complex. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #47

While I agree about your predictions, Reed-Kellogg diagrams have not contributed. Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #48

Sure. The diagrams are really just an entry point for thinking about the structure. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #49

I've never had to do this. Xyzse Jun 2014 #3

I remember doing it in the 80's awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #37

I mean, late 80s Xyzse Jun 2014 #43

If I had only understood what this was about! elleng Jun 2014 #4

Memories! frogmarch Jun 2014 #5

I remember those, too! LOL Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #8

I do too. :-) frogmarch Jun 2014 #19

I really only remember it in seventh grade, since we had a second English class that covered it Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #34

My father always tells me... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #38

Love this! madamesilverspurs Jun 2014 #7

I had completely forgotten about diagramming sentences for about 50 years. yellowcanine Jun 2014 #10

Am I the only one sharp_stick Jun 2014 #11

It's a visual way of understanding packman Jun 2014 #12

Ahhh 8th grade sharp_stick Jun 2014 #14

What shows the beauty of the language is poetry and prose - not diagramming sentences. yellowcanine Jun 2014 #24

Computers don't even do that for natural languages. hunter Jun 2014 #13

Beg to differ - packman Jun 2014 #17

Do writers ever diagram sentences to see what works? hunter Jun 2014 #18

"not reached artificial intelligence"? Ahem. A computer passed the Turing Test this year. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #20

I'm a mechanistic sort too. hunter Jun 2014 #23

Hm, I have a mixed opinion. Sentath Jun 2014 #31

A Tale of Two Cities? tclambert Jun 2014 #15

Loved to diagram. N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2014 #16

Laz remembers using half the HS basketball court to diagram one Faulkner sentance. haele Jun 2014 #22

Diagramming sentences kept me awake during Mass caraher Jun 2014 #27

What a fabulous image! n/t Ineeda Jun 2014 #29

Somehow, this just seems wrong.... Avalux Jun 2014 #28

Oh. My. God. The horror. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight. Thor_MN Jun 2014 #33

All I know... ReRe Jun 2014 #39

I think I found a mistake nuxvomica Jun 2014 #40

Brilliant packman Jun 2014 #41

I think "Call me Ishmael" isn't interpreted correctly... PosterChild Jun 2014 #42

I must check this out. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #44

I used to love diagramming sentences when I was a kid. nt valerief Jun 2014 #50

I am a grammar guru and a diagramming expert. Some years ago a man who regularly visits tblue37 Jun 2014 #51

wonderful story NJCher Jun 2014 #52

Actually, I forgot to post any website links in the post on this thread tblue37 Jun 2014 #53