bethben Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I was helping my ds figure out why sentences were wrong on his PSAT study guide. I actually used sentence diagramming in on one of them to show why the sentence didn't work. The elusive "WHY" has been answered! Off to teach grammar and diagramming to the 7th grader! 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yippee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yay! We've found that it helped my kids immensely when breaking down a foreign language translation or a complex sentence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 My oldest DS used diagramming without prompting to decipher the meaning in one of the trickier bits of one of Paul's letters to the churches in Scripture (whew, Paul used a lot of clauses!) That's when I became a sentence diagramming advocate! Lol Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 My oldest DS used diagramming without prompting to decipher the meaning in one of the trickier bits of one of Paul's letters to the churches in Scripture (whew, Paul used a lot of clauses!) That's when I became a sentence diagramming advocate! Lol Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk Christians, especially those using the KJV, are more likely to see the use of diagramming. Learning English with the Bible http://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/composition-and-grammar/ungraded-multi-level-resources-grammar/learning-english-with-the-bible-series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 My oldest DS used diagramming without prompting to decipher the meaning in one of the trickier bits of one of Paul's letters to the churches in Scripture (whew, Paul used a lot of clauses!) That's when I became a sentence diagramming advocate! Lol Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk My dd says Paul was a lover of the complex Sentence and hated periods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 That's great! Some of my kids needed this very specific breakdown, and other didn't. My dh, who is learning English again after a stroke, can ONLY understand the concept of word order again through diagramming. It is actually quite fascinating. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Healing from brain damage is fascinating. I have had to do it myself. So much got better, but I am still not the same. Graphics help more than ever. I have trouble multitasking and doing multistep things. I MUST figure things out on paper and not in my head. I do messy diagrams of Paul. I don't worry about getting it "right" but just unravel it, and map the main parts. The NIrV Bible uses shorter sentences, and has entirely different punctuation than traditional versions. The NIrV is the easiest to diagram. The NIrV follows most beginner grammar textbook rules exactly, except for the serial commas. The NIrV does NOT use the final serial comma. If you do not know what I am talking about, google "serial comma" and "Oxford comma". The NIrV is a huge volume of consistently punctuated text to use as copywork and to diagram and use for all sorts of English assignments. And Paul doesn't need to be diagrammed to understand him. He got edited! LOL. Edited October 21, 2017 by Hunter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 The new grammar books from TWTM also teach diagramming. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Not meaning to hijack, but in what order would you pprefer to use these? Start with the main textbook and the answer key https://www.amazon.com/dp/089957565X/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= Next do the diagramming. Then punctuation and then composition. You might want to integrate them a bit. The textbook has two levels. After completing the first level, you can introduce some easy diagramming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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