But sentence diagramming brings geometry into grammar. If you weren't taught to diagram a sentence, this might sound a little zany. But the practice has a long — and controversial — history in U.S.

Sentence diagramming is the long division of English. It involves a bewildering array of lines and diagonal branches. It is loathed as an elementary school chore. And it is presumed to be obsolete.… ...

For a long time, sentence diagramming flourished throughout the American school system, and, despite being condemned as a useless waste of time in the 1970s, it still persists in many schools ...

When my son gets older, I'm going to ask his school whether he'll be taught sentence diagramming. When I hear, "Oh, no one does that anymore," I'll whip out the article. MARIE McCARREN Arnold * ...

A lot of artists have used words in paintings in recent years, but the way Libby Wadsworth uses them is markedly different. She presents words on sentence diagrams that give the words visual ...

It’s no wonder that sentence diagrams have made their way into art. Here are 6 creative uses of sentence diagramming. 1. Our Own Effort (Proust) Click to enlarge. Image courtesy of Nicholas Knight.

That architecture, when exposed, can be beautiful. It's no wonder that sentence diagrams have made their way into art. Here are six creative uses of sentence diagramming. 1. Our own effort (Proust) ...

Pop Chart Lab "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." ...

If you weren't taught to diagram a sentence, this might sound a little zany. But the practice has a long -- and controversial -- history in U.S. schools.

By the 1960s, new research dumped criticism on the practice. "Diagramming sentences ... teaches nothing beyond the ability to diagram," declared the 1960 Encyclopedia of Educational Research.