Sentence Diagramming - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Do you like grammar and/or wish you knew more? If so, please consider buying Ellen's new book, Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian, available through HarperCollins at www.harpercoll... and also through Hachette UK at www.hachette.c.... In the meantime, this is the second video in a three-part series on sentence diagramming, an instructional tool once popular in elementary and junior high school English classes in the United States. Learn how to diagram compound subjects, compound sentences, subordinate clauses, gerunds, and participial phrases!
Bro last minute studying. You taught me more in this video than all my teachers since pre-school. Thanks to you I'm going to pass this exam.
Did you pass the exam?
Loved teaching diagramming and think it helps students really understand parts of speech and sentence structure!!!
I am in fourth grade and I have trouble diagramming and this helps me a lot.
Oh, I am so glad!
Your videos have been incredibly helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of sentence diagramming in such an easy-to-follow manner. Still looking forward to part three :) (read some of your comment replies - a book? That’s amazing!)
I'm in 7th grade and HAD trouble diagramming sentences until I found this channel.
Wow. Great . Thanks. Helpful. Be back .😍
Much appreciated Ellen. Wish you were my grammar teacher in school. I am 65 now. Better late than never - for your classes. Many thanks.
Thank you for your friendly comment! Good luck to you! 😊
@@GrammarTable
I agree! I wish Ellen would've been one of my teachers in any of the schools I went to. I could've been a much better reader and writer earlier in life, but nonetheless, here I am at 26 learning the fundamentals and absolutely loving it.
I am looking forward to watching a part 3 of the best video series on youtube on diagramming a sentence
omg is that your real bookshelf? girl can reeeaaaddddd
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You have helped me tremendously.
Please upload more videos when you get the chance!
Would the diagrams for these two sentences be different?
1) It was raining.
2) It was boring.
My guess is "boring" gets the backslash, but I can barely wrap my head around it. I also suspect that #2 could have two possible meanings/diagrams: A) The play was boring/dull. or B) The drill was boring/digging.
Also, your videos are amazingly clear and well done. I normally tutor for the SAT, and I've made hundreds of my own SAT videos. I'm randomly helping two 7th graders with diagramming, and I cannot believe that they are expected to understand this level of language nuance. I never learned diagramming in my own education. It's interesting in certain ways and it forces you to think about weird, subtle stuff in English, but oh boy is it tedious! I give you a lot of credit for being able to explain this so engagingly.
Hi Settele Tutoring, what a nice comment to read! Thank you! I love your question. Yes, they would be different. This would be a good video topic. I'll be back later, or you can email me at ellen@grammartable.com.
This is so satisfying. I wish grammar was this fun in high school. It's weird how you start to appreciate with age certain subjects you detested in the past.
I think if education was designed around how one naturally learns 1. pick interesting topic, 2. go down the rabbit hole on topic, 3. test on learned topic, 4. spin-off to next subject and repeat pattern with "guided" teaching, then we would know stuff like this and appreciate it at such an earlier age! That is far superior to "you must memorize x,y,z now- regurgitate for test, wipe memory, repeat!" I wish I was encouraged to learn this way, for now it is my joy and my font of knowledge on myriad subjects runeth over :)
This really helped me when I was struggling neither diagraming 😀
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Have a final tomorrow and have no idea how to diagram this is really helpful thanks!
Thank you for these two tutorials! Well done!
Thank you so much for such a great user-friendly simple to follow step by step presentation of diagramming. I have a question: in the following example sentence "Natalie and Martin argued about the weather." how come "about the weather" is labeled as adverb(ial)? Do you think it can be a direct object?
This example isn't in my videos, is it? (It's been a while now, so I don't remember all my examples, but I don't think so.) I would diagram "about the weather" as a prepositional phrase under the verb "argued," and that would automatically fall into the adverbial category because it is modifying the verb. (Sorry, that's a circular explanation, I realize.) I don't see the features of a direct object here, though it IS possible to find "argue" with a direct object, as in "He argued the point." There "argued" is acting as a transitive verb, its meaning is somewhat different from in your example, and I would diagram "point" as a direct object. I hope that helps!
By the way, I just noticed this question is three months old. I'm so sorry! I didn't see it until today. I will try to check more often.
Thank you so much this had helped me understand this topic.
This is really helpful! I'm not the best when it comes to grammar (both written and spoken) but this helped make it all click! Thank you so much!
Edit: Is there a specific reason as to why the gerunds are 'falling down' the steps we have to put them on?
I do not find it the most aesthetically appealing choice ever. I've seen some variety in how gerunds are drawn, and I don't have a reason for you, sorry! I did this for fun during the pandemic, so I haven't (re)studied the whole body of diagramming techniques. I'm glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much you explained this so well however I am stuck on one sentence it’s weird “running on the playground, the children, who are our neighbors, we’re happy” I am hoping you can help me :)
How to diagram this more complex sentence ma'am? "After year of excile, Nolan felt desperate for news about his country" please I'm so confused
I will give you hints: that sentence has four prepositional phrases in it, plus a subject, a verb, and a subject complement. See if you can figure out where things go in the diagram!
I don’t know how to diagram this: The book that Jamie bought for her trip is a mystery novel
By the way, I know now.
I’m 60.
I love grammar too!
I revisited diagramming sentences in 2000 and awoke last night thinking about this stuff, then came across your RUclips videos today. Diagram this one (I did it but if you could just give me the answer NOOOO YOU CAN’T! How will I learn LOL.
The Great Pyramid was built by many people.
And I bet that is easy but I’m too tired and my hubby gave me a sentence which I will figure out tomorrow… 😂
This is awesome! I like diagramming a lot, too! I have diagrammed some pretty complicated sentences. It seems to me that Santa Monica tells which tetherball champion, so Santa Monica could also modify tetherball.
Thank you very much for making useful and informative videos on sentence diagramming. They are really great.
Tysm you earned another sub it helped me out a lot!!!
I forgot how much i loved sentence diagramming and i looked it up on a whim. Thank you for invigorating my love for grammar.❤
I love this, but want to know the actual purpose of sentence diagramming. Is it just a visual to learn sentence structure? Does this help struggling writers?
Well, everyone is different. I loved it as a kid, so it was another way to hook me into the miraculous world of language. I think it helped me understand word relationships and sentence structure better. But some kids hated it, and they remember it with horror to this day. That's not ideal. There are lots of ways to engage kids (and adults).
@@GrammarTable Thank you. I have a struggling writer and think this may help. Connect some dots.
These are the best videos on sentence diagramming. It was so easy to follow.
Please do more🙂 This is excellent..thank you!
Thanks so much for this video! I'm an English teacher and I love learning languages, but I never learned to diagram. This is very helpful. Your love of grammar really shines through. Thank you!
Thank you, Paula. I love learning languages, too!
Why did you stop making these videos? They are excellent. What program were you using for your slides?
Thank you, Matt! I have been working on a book that will be coming out early next year. I do want to make more videos but keep being sidetracked by other work. In answer to your tech question: I was using Paper software on an iPad.
LOL! When I go about daily life since watching these videos, I see a sentence somewhere and I want to diagram it. I even want to diagram what I just wrote!
these are so helpful!!!! would you consider making more? im learning this in one of my college courses and couldn’t grasp the material until i stumbled across these videos. thank you so much for your clear explanations and going through the examples with us!!!
Hi, Risa! OK, I will try to get off the sofa where I am typing this and get some more done. Thank you for your friendly comment!
@@GrammarTable of course!!! thank you for helping me! :)
@@risa4173 OK, I've planned the content. Now I just have to record it. 🙂
@@GrammarTable im so excited!! thank you so much!!!
@@risa4173 I appreciate the enthusiasm. 😃
Thank you so much,this helped me to finish all my grammar and diagrams and I really appreciate that thanks
I rly appreciate this vid I have been struggling so much in school with these but you clear so much confusion
I wish I loved anything as much as this lady loves diagramming sentences.
I love Donald J. Trump that much.
In a sentence like: And he helped me. What is the treatment of And? Where should I put And?
Funny, I can't remember ever dealing with that. I'll ponder it, but I think I would probably just diagram the "and" as I would between two independent clauses, but with no clause above it (as you would see in a diagrammed compound sentence). Does that make sense or do I need to elaborate? I don't think I can put a picture here, but I can link you to an Instagram post if necessary.
You are an enthusiastic saint. hahaha thank you
I like "enthusiastic saint" for my business cards. 😆
Its an awesome video on the topic, you have focused on. I didn't learn sentence diagram in my school life to be honest it was not in our education system where we could learn basic grammar in this method. However I have been teaching in an English medium school where I learnt it from. Anyway it is a fantastic method to get proper basic of English grammar. keep continue to make such cliffs for the people around the world to learn English correctly those who are not lucky enough. Thanks a lot Jovin .God bless you.
22:55 perfect delivery. i AM ready for the gerund. i'm ready for anything.
Wow, these videos are so fantastically done! A part three would be so wonderful!!
6:19 Looks like the grammar teacher is making up new words 😂😂
Brilliant. So nicely done. Thank you.
Ok. Having a spirited debate with one of my educated friends. How would you diagram the sentence “Please bring back sentence diagramming.” With (You) being the implied subject. Bring would clearly be the verb. And then I would suppose “sentence diagramming” would be an adverbial phrase because it describes “What” you are bringing back. Inquiring minds would like to know
Hello! "Diagramming" is the direct object.
These videos are amazing. I can't wait for part three!
I would like to see you diagram the second amendment.
Thanks so much! Please make more videos like this. You are a great teacher!
WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU GOING TO POST MORE??????
PLEASE!!!!!!!
LOVE YOUR TEACHING STYLE!👍🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂👍
Thank you. I will try to do more soon. It's been a busy year.
I guess this Lady has passed away....😪😴bcz she doesn’t upload any video since 7 month ago...but only 2 video is uploaded at starting point....
I'm still alive. I'm sorry. I was finishing my new book.
I totally love these diagrams, thanks a lot.
This was awesome!! Please make more videos.
Very nice and simple way to explain.Thanks!! Could you please tell which software are you using for the demo.
Thanks! I use Paper by WeTransfer for the drawing and Ecamm for the recording.
thnk u sooo muchhh, it was very helpful.
Please do more...I really have much trouble with sentence diagramming but watching this video made me understand the concept little by little❤️❤️
Need your help. The sentence is: Walking five miles daily is good exercise.
I cannot figure out where to place "five miles"
I'll return soon, though I suspect this need has expired by now.
Some of the sentences have commas but I don't understand why. Should I have put a comma after but in this sentence after the word "but?"
If you have what could be two sentences with a "but" in the middle, it is common to put a comma before the "but." There are exceptions, but I do usually put one. (See? I just did it again!)
When are you going to upload another video. These videos have helped me in 8th grade.
Hi, and thanks! I have to finish a book before I go back to videos. It might not be until the end of this year. I'm sorry.
@@GrammarTable It's ok. I love your videos. You are more easier to understand than any other ELA teacher.
@@GrammarTable Is that a book on sentence diagramming? I hope so!
@@alienproductions9948 no, it's about grammar generally. I did include a nostalgic chapter on old teaching methods such as diagramming, though! The book's title is "Rebel with a Clause," and it comes out on either July 19 or August 11, depending on where you're located.
@@GrammarTable Thank you. By old you are implying inferior to new methods?
I wish I can diagram this sentence to show you how helpful these videos are. :)
Aww, thank you, Lucy! I'm so glad to hear that!
Howdy Ma'am, you are easy to follow and are a wonderful instructor. I am probably in my last third of this earth life, and missed out in my fifth and sixth-grade english classes. You would be helping a lot of people if you did a series on beginning sentence structure, and (almost) up to creative writing.
Thank you for your kind words, Orville.
At 26:29: I thought cooking was a participle. Could you help, please?
Hi, Dipankar! It's a (present) participle here: "Cooking an omelette as she sang an old disco song, the girl gazed out the window at a rabbit." And here as well: "She was cooking an omelette." When an ing-form is operating adjectivally or as a verb, it's usually described as a present participle, and when it acts as a noun, as in "Cooking is a daily adventure," it is typically referred to as a gerund.
I am so fascinated by these diagrams!
thank you Ellen. from Philippines:)
where is your next video ? :( it has helped me a lot since I am taking Syntax at my University as a nonnative English speaker. I need to learn more from you. You are so cute! Thank you so much!
Awww, thank you, Belen. I know I was supposed to do a third, but then I got bogged down in other things during the pandemic and I'm trying to finish a book now. I hope to do the last video after I hand in the manuscript. I'm sorry. There is a lot of grammar for nonnative speakers in this book I wrote last year, if you're interested. Not diagramming though! www.amazon.com/English-At-Work-mistakes-business/dp/1529392853
You make grammar so much fun!
These videos are a pleasure to learn from. Thank you for your generous teaching.
Hi! L Your videos are very helpful. How do you diagram this "I am writing to request a quotation." Appreciate if you could clarify this. Thanks
Oh my goodness! This, THIS is what I was so good at in elementary school! Only now, 31 years later, am I refreshing myself to teach my daughter. 😂
These are great, thank you. Would love some more. What software are you using there, it's really good for this?
Thank you, Tracey. Ecamm in combination with Zoom enables me to display what I draw using Paper (that's the name of the app) on my iPad.
Exceptionally great. I am lost
I am sorry to hear that you are lost. That was definitely not my goal! More feedback welcome, though I realize I am writing this awfully late, for which I apologize.
Please continue , and add more vd
Veds your vds really helpful for students , and thanks
Thank you for making this so much easier to understand. Would you mind making another video?
OK, I put a note on my calendar to get this done. 😀
@@GrammarTable Thank you, I have a lot of questions, like what do you do with dashes? Or where do you connect two diagrams together? Also, what do in the case of using parentheses within the sentence? How would that be diagramed?
Again thank you for your hard work and have a wonderful week.
Thank you, this helped me allot when i was struggling with diagraming😀
Please make more of these!!
Nice tee. I just noticed it.
I absolutely love your videos on diagramming sentences-they also remind me of the fascination of when I first encountered them! Could you please consider creating more content that delves deeper into sentence structures and how they influence rhythm and writing styles? I'd be incredibly grateful for the chance to learn more from you. Thank you so much!
These videos are fantastic and I really appreciate your enthusiasm and how easy it is to follow (plus the Grammar hints you leave along the way). I actually thought of using this as a way to memorize the Bible as it helps to remember the sentence structure of verses.
Thank you alot
So wonderful!
Thank you so much!
Why there are no tail of the line in diagram of prepositional phrase to distinguish between prepositional phrase diagram and adverbial objective diagram
Can you explain what you mean by adverbial objective diagram?
@@GrammarTable Adverbial objective is an indirect object conducting itself like an Adverb in the sentece.
Example : in Simple sentence
You give me a question
Subject = You
Verb = give
Direct Object = question
Indefinite Article = an
Indirect Object = "me" which function as an Adverb in the above simple sentence
@@pamandoblang5012 I'm sorry I didn't notice this previously. I'm just catching up on comments now. I'll try to answer questions such as yours in upcoming videos.
@@GrammarTable it's ok, no problem, I just want to share what i have ever studied before about digraming from my teacher
Thank you :)
Is there any book or website so we can learn all these lines and symbols all at once?
Ellen is the best.
THX SO MUCH
im 5th grade but idk why i have this but this helped and pls make pt3
I plan to do it in 2021, but I can't do it before. I'm sorry!
oh no. where did you go? more videos please! love the drawings too
Hi Kelly, thanks and sorry! I got lost in my writing. I'm going to try to get back to this! But I am more of a writer than a video person, so it's challenging for me to stick with it, I have realized! 😀
@@GrammarTable ahh well, i wll keep my eyes open for another video. my kids enjoyed these immensely. you make diagramming seem fun and something to be excited about. I dont think they considered this before! lol
@@xKellogsx I really appreciate this lovely comment. Please say hello to the kids for me! 🌻🌻🌻
Good job😃
Great
How would yo diagram a kenning?
It might depend on which it is. Not sure I can give a blanket answer. Hyphenated ones probably together as one word.
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I was taught that the predicate was everything but the subject, but I see in one of your videos that it is another word for the verb. That seems easier to understand. I am struggling to distinguish between a complement and an enlargement. Do you have a video on that? Thank you.
Generally I *would* consider the predicate to be everything but the subject. The predicate includes the verb and more. Where did you encounter the term "enlargement"? It seems vaguely familiar, but it is not something that is part of my usual grammar life.
@@GrammarTable It has confused me no end. Lol. I encountered in another grammar course. I think it refers to the object. So, you can have an enlargement of the object.
@@LH-rz6rb okay, I got a couple of online hits searching on "enlargement" in grammar. I'm asking my @grammartable followers on X if they've heard it before. My preliminary reaction is: I don't like it. 😄
@@GrammarTable I must confess, it has made things difficult (confusing) for me.
@@LH-rz6rb in my Twitter poll, only 6.3% of 272 voters said they had heard of "enlargement" in English grammar. Though one man offered that he had received emails about enlargements.😅I learned nothing more. I would maybe just set it aside if possible.
What app are you using to write on?
paper.bywetransfer.com/ on an iPad.
@@GrammarTable Oh, cool! Thank you! Your videos really helped me with my English finals!
@@Lemonerdy that's so nice to hear!
I love this, but can you go over (if you don't or haven't) how to diagram: "He ran as fast as a cheetah"?
I can't right now, but I will try to do it in the future.
OK . . . I don't know how I ended up here, but I love this. I NEVER learned to diagram sentences, but I can see how satisfying and useful it is for clear thinking and writing. I teach 3rd grade, and am curious as to how to introduce beginning sentence diagraming to younger learners. Any thoughts?
Hello, Jeff, and thank you for your comments! Regarding your question: my main experience with third graders is having been one myself in 1973-74, so I'm not sure. I didn't learn diagramming until eighth grade, though quite a few people have told me they learned it earlier (as early as fifth). Do third graders do subjects and verbs and things like that? I can't remember when the average child begins learning those things. If they don't normally learn that then, I would skip diagramming. If they do learn it anyway, it could be fun to have them diagram simple clauses for a combo English & art project and then draw the sentences around the diagrams. For example: The children ran. The pretty butterflies flew. The milk exploded. The blue car zoomed. The tall ladder fell. That kind of thing. But I have no elementary education expertise, so please take all of this with a giant grain of salt.
Thank you for taking the time to create this fantastic content and teaching these basics that many of us missed. If I would have had you as a teacher in primary school, things would have been a lot easier- and English is my strong-suite, haha.
you saved my cheeks
Thank you. I hope that means something good. 😀