Re: diagramming sentences

["Dr. B. Young" <byoung@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>]

A Beth-to-Beth message:

We do lots of sentence diagramming in my 4000-level grammar class for
English and English Education majors.  I'm not sure it would be useful in a
writing class, but it really helps me teach grammar.  The book we're using,
Kolln & Funk's _Understanding English Grammar_ uses diagramming pretty
extensively, so I'd be surprised if more people weren't doing them.  (You
might consider surveying grammar textbooks in addition to grammar teachers,
actually.)

Hope this helps.

Beth Young

At 03:39 PM 10/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Just a quick survey:  how many people out there teach diagramming 
>sentences or know of people who do?  Is this considered a 
>contemporary method of teaching grammar?  



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