Re: grammar tricks

[Michael Pemberton <michaelp@uiuc.edu>]

At 11:43 AM 11/20/96 -0600, Kate Ranft wrote:
>
>
>Recently, I told a large group of teachers that I knew a lot of tricks 
>for teaching grammar.  Now, for my punishment an instructor is stopping 
>by hear about them.  Of course, there's just no good reason why anyone 
>would want to help me out here, except perhaps, out of kindness and 
>sympathy for someone who promises NEVER to speak foolishly again.  
>
>Can anyone help me?  I can think of a trick for who/whom and a couple 
>for commas.  I've also got a flow chart for direct/indirect objects and 
>object complements.  I NEED MORE!!  Oh Please, oh please. . . ?
>

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the trick for
remembering the names of all the coordinating conjunctions: BOYFANS

        But
        Or
        Yet
        For
        And
        Nor
        So

Are you going to share *your* tricks with us?

--
Michael A. Pemberton
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Director, Writers' Workshop
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