Sentence diagramming was once a widespread technique ... obscured to different degrees by layers of vellum, adding another element of visual structure.

Say “sentence diagramming” to people of a certain age, and you get reactions ranging from, “Oh, I was really good at that in eighth grade,” to “Mrs. Green made us diagram The Rime of the ...

"I," is the subject of the sentence, as shown by grey text. The first line in a sentence diagram always represents the subject. Next comes the verb, "will make." Pink signifies the helping verb ...

Timeline: Understanding Seattle’s homeless issues Dori got a bit bogged-down in O’Brien’s words, and thought that a good, old-fashioned sentence diagram might go a long way toward clearing ...

For the pure geek of it, I challenged you to diagram a sentence from Mississippi State Senator Hob Bryan. He was arguing that Mississippi has passed plenty of laws against abortion already (update ...

In last week’s column, I explained to a member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum based in Russia how the word “mine” could work as a determiner in a very limited, now archaic way in addition to its well ...