Diagramming sentences remains the single best way to
visualize and understand English grammar. DiaGrammar brings this powerful
learning tool into the 21st century with pre-drawn, color-coded
diagrams.
- Diagramming automatically gives students the
vocabulary to talk about their own sentences.
- No need for grammar lectures or discussions.
Each concept is fully explained and illustrated by the diagrams.
- Every level of DiaGrammar serves as a review of
all the previous levels. Concepts learned at the start are reviewed and
reinforced up to 25 times by the end.
- Full answer keys are found online, not in the
workbook, to encourage their appropriate use.
- DiaGrammar can be used individually or in
groups, in or out of the classroom. It’s a grammar activity that students will
actually enjoy.
- Companion worksheets and PowerPoint slides found
online make engaging class activities.
- Share questions or ideas with the author and
other instructors by email or on the DiaGrammar Facebook page.
DiaGrammar makes learning grammar fun and easy for both
students and teachers. There are many ways to use this system with your
students, in or out of the classroom.
- Pages are perforated for easy collection. Or
students can check their own work using the online answer keys. DiaGrammar also
makes a great group activity in class.
- The Table of Contents doubles as a Progress
Tracker. The class could hold a Sentence Pro party or celebrate Sentence Master
Day when all the students reach that level.
- The supplemental worksheets found at
writing-with-confidence.org/DiaGrammar are an easy way to review and solidify
concepts. They allow students to practice the grammar concepts in sentences
that they write themselves.
- For a fun class review, use the supplemental
slides found at writing-with-confidence.org/DiaGrammar. They contain
challenging review questions and blank diagrams that the class can fill in
together.
In whatever ways you choose to use DiaGrammar, have fun
with it. Students will absorb the sentence structure and grammar terms just
from completing the diagrams, with no need for lengthy lectures or discussion.
Welcome to DiaGrammar
About the Author
Tips for Instructors
Level 1: Verb and Subject
Level 2: Direct Objects
Level 3: Auxiliary Verbs
Level 4: Adjectives and Adverbs
Level 5: Prepositional Phrases
Level 6: Negative Modifiers
Level 7: Pronouns
Level 8: Linking Verbs
Level 9: Compound Elements I
Level 10: Indirect Objects
Level 11: Object complements
Level 12: Appositives
Level 13: Compound Elements II
Level 14: Participles
Level 15: Gerunds
Level 16: Infinitives
Level 17: Interjections
Level 18: Absolutes
Level 19: Compound Sentences
Level 20: Correlative Conjunctions
Level 21: Complex Sentences I
Level 22: Expletives
Level 23: Complex Sentences II
Level 24: Elliptical Clauses
Level 25: Compound-Complex Sentences
Glossary
Answers to Select Questions
Dorothy
Hoerr
Dorothy Lehman-Hoerr
has been teaching developmental and entry-level writing courses since 2000. She
holds a B.A. in English from Albright College and an M.A. in English and
Publishing from Rosemont College. Her experience in teaching grammar began with
a six-week grammar refresher course for Writer’s Digest Online Workshops in 2002.
Since then, she has always sought faster, more effective means of helping
students master the grammar concepts they need in order to improve their
writing. Her search inspired the creation of
DiaGrammar. Lehman
currently teaches at Albright College and Reading Area Community College in
Pennsylvania. She welcomes feedback or
questions on
DiaGrammar from instructors and students at
WritingWithConfidence@gmail.com
or
Facebook.com/ILoveDiaGrammar.