That's because it's ultimately useless. You can build a good foundation with an understanding of English grammar, but that does not equate to being a good writer.Originally Posted by Raistlin
That's because it's ultimately useless. You can build a good foundation with an understanding of English grammar, but that does not equate to being a good writer.
xD I agree. It's scary.
It makes perfect sense if you turn it upside down and invert the colours.
there was a picture here
I hate sentence diagramming. I went out of my way to forget as much as possible from English 311.
Resha wins, except she left out the word and, but that's not important.
points:
no it's not a part of AP tests, but it's a good way to kill time in class and I really enjoy it. We wouldn't've have ever been taught it if I hadn't mentioned it in class when our teacher was despairing of a way to teach us grammar.
I told you there were probably errors in itWhat is it that is so nuanced or slightly wrong?
I've never seen that way of putting sentences together. It looks retarded.
"Reality is that which,
when you stop believing in it,
doesn't go away".
Philip K. Dick
I don't get why an AP Lit class is having problems with grammar.
I remember diagramming, and, beyond the basic structure, it just seemed to make understanding grammar much more complicated than it needed to be.
Brian: "If I remember correctly, this is the Physics Department."
Chris: "That would explain all the gravity."
Oh god, someone let Rubah be the Shin-ra Grammar enforcement officer again...
What is this craziness? A sentence diagram?! That makes no sense, make sense!!!
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The state standards for English in Arkansas don't require much in the way of grammar knowledge. We haven't had hardcore grammar lessons since 6th or 7th grade.
"The state doesn't require me to teach you grammar, so I guess I won't"
Gah I remember those from my 7th grade days. Our English teacher couldn't teach so she just had us diagram everyday and do nothing but diagram and expected us to learn something. Unfortunately it was a waste as it only taught us to think how to best make it look like we knew what we were doing and get a passing grade.
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A strange man once came up to me when I went walking and his talking made me think back to a day so long ago that I could not remember the way that I got there
...Geddit?
Arkansas, huh? I'm right next door to you ----> TN.The state standards for English in Arkansas don't require much in the way of grammar knowledge. We haven't had hardcore grammar lessons since 6th or 7th grade.
"The state doesn't require me to teach you grammar, so I guess I won't
Anyway, it looks like you're doing pretty good despite the standards, at least according to that diagram you designed.
Brian: "If I remember correctly, this is the Physics Department."
Chris: "That would explain all the gravity."
Never had to do anything like that. Actually the most I ever learnt about sentence structure in High School was in grade 9 then in grade 11. In grade 9 we were taught about the subject, predicate and various things though most of them we already knew. Then in grade 11 we were formally taught independent and subordinate clauses and the various ways to combine them, plus some more proper punctuation (mostly semi-colons and commas).
I really started to learn sentence structure when I took Ancient Greek class in my first year of university. I started to actually know the different between direct and indirect objects especially since Attic Greek has declensions. Declensions = nightmare imho.
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