Easy Grammar question

[Greta]

This program caught my eye today because it teaches that "eliminate the prepositional phrases trick". I had one teacher in all my years of public school who taught me that and I loved it, it really made things "click" for me. But I am also a big fan of diagramming, and in the descriptions I've read of EG there has been no mention of diagramming. Does this program teach diagramming at all?

 

Thanks,

[Nestof3]

Does this program teach diagramming at all?

 

No. But, I love it!

[Greta]

Aw, bummer. But thanks for letting me know.

[Robymomof3]

I used Easy Grammar for one year and was very disappointed. I expected diagraming, but did not get it. So the next year we used Rod & Staff, and here I got all the diagramming I could ever want.

[kortney in AL]

I use EG and supplement with some books called "Better Sentence Structure Through Diagraming." I ordered these through Rainbow Resource.

[Kathleen in VA]

I've used EG with my children and love the way it teaches finding the prepositions first so that you can eliminate prepositional phrases before trying to determine the other parts of speech - extremely practical. I also taught English at a University Model School one semester a few years ago using BJU grammar. Having that EG knowledge helped me teach that grammar class and helped my students as they learned to diagram with the BJU text. I incorporated much of what I learned through using EG into my teaching.

 

I think EG is great up to grade 6 or so. I would not focus too much on diagramming until middle school, when I would switch to something more intensive and comprehensive such as Analytical Grammar. I think EG prepares younger students very well for diagramming later.

[Greta]

Thank you all for the help and encouragement! I like what I've read about EG, so I think I've narrowed it down to that or one other choice, which I'm also going to post about. I appreciate all the input!