It taught the parts of speech, so one could use this knowledge to punctuate and not put adverbs in an adjectives' proper place. May I recommend Strunk and White? 98 pages, including the index. Entertaining read. E.B. White wrote a great American classic and used that talent to write a writing and style guide.
Yes, it does help with the parts of speech. One of my favorite things in English class. Had it in the curriculum I taught in our Christian school. So all my students learned to diagram sentences. They excelled in English and could write and use punctuation properly. It's one of those things gone by the wayside like cursive writing. Replaced with non-sensical subjects that will have no benefit to the students academic learning.
Good for you! My sophomore English teacher required one book report a week. And no one could fake it because she apparently had read every book in the library and remembered details from every one.
It taught the parts of speech, so one could use this knowledge to punctuate and not put adverbs in an adjectives' proper place. May I recommend Strunk and White? 98 pages, including the index. Entertaining read. E.B. White wrote a great American classic and used that talent to write a writing and style guide.
Yes, it does help with the parts of speech. One of my favorite things in English class. Had it in the curriculum I taught in our Christian school. So all my students learned to diagram sentences. They excelled in English and could write and use punctuation properly. It's one of those things gone by the wayside like cursive writing. Replaced with non-sensical subjects that will have no benefit to the students academic learning.
Good for you! My sophomore English teacher required one book report a week. And no one could fake it because she apparently had read every book in the library and remembered details from every one.