I went to school in the mid sixties and then the seventies. In grade school we were told, “Oh you’ll learn about that in highschool.” So we read stories and wrote stories. When we got to highschool we were told, “Oh if you didn’t get that in elementary school, we haven’t got time for it now.” So we read stories and novels, and wrote stories and poems. Fortunately for me, I was a voracious reader from age 4. When I got to college, a lot of students couldn’t write a coherent sentence, let alone essay. As a freshman, I was tutoring seniors so they could pass the Writer’s Competency Exam and get their degrees.
I always figured if you knew the parts of sentences, you were okay. Don’t make grammatical blunders (like so many do on the internet) and things would make sense… or you can just watch this awesome video by Weird AL…
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
well, you tried, Sally
Macushlalondra over 5 years ago
I hated diagramming sentences!
orinoco womble over 5 years ago
I went to school in the mid sixties and then the seventies. In grade school we were told, “Oh you’ll learn about that in highschool.” So we read stories and wrote stories. When we got to highschool we were told, “Oh if you didn’t get that in elementary school, we haven’t got time for it now.” So we read stories and novels, and wrote stories and poems. Fortunately for me, I was a voracious reader from age 4. When I got to college, a lot of students couldn’t write a coherent sentence, let alone essay. As a freshman, I was tutoring seniors so they could pass the Writer’s Competency Exam and get their degrees.
su43dipta over 5 years ago
When you make a face like that of panel 2, you’re bound to have a face like that of panel 4, eventually!
upanddown17 over 5 years ago
Me, too.
JMG316 over 5 years ago
Love ya, Sally Brown!!!
joherrer over 5 years ago
What is diagramming a sentence? We dont have that kind of torture in Spanish!
Darryl Heine over 5 years ago
What does it mean to diagram a sentence?
KEA over 5 years ago
Half the key to success in school is making sure you understand the directions.
Uncle Bob over 5 years ago
I remember diagramming sentences in fifth grade in the early 60s. When the diagrams got be be two layers deep, you would feel like a real Hot-Shot!
Jogger2 over 5 years ago
Isn’t she too young to learn sentence diagramming? She’s about kindergarten age. I think we had sentence diagramming in about 4th grade.
chromosome Premium Member over 5 years ago
Do they still teach that in grade school?
coffeeturtle over 5 years ago
You think you had it tough? I had to diorama sentences!
johovey over 5 years ago
I always figured if you knew the parts of sentences, you were okay. Don’t make grammatical blunders (like so many do on the internet) and things would make sense… or you can just watch this awesome video by Weird AL…
It isn’t about sentences per se, but it is fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=8Gv0H-vPoDc
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I never learned how to diagram a sentence.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Made it easier to understand the mechanics and parts of a sentence.