Grammar and Analysis Made Easy and Attractive by Diagrams - Containing All the Difficult Sentences of Harvey's Grammar Diagrammed; Also, Many Difficult Sentences From Other Grammars; Designed for Both Teachers and Pupils #247072

A different use of the dash; first, to separate the copula and attribute; second, to sep arate the preposition and its object; but never to separate a verb and its auxiliary. A different position of the introductory conjunction, expletive adverb, and an adverb modifying a sep arable phrase. The parsing of difficult words is indicated by the use of Arabic figures, placed under or over the words, and referring to the rules in Harvey's Grammar. The very favorable reception of the author's small work, published some time ago, and the large number of flattering notices and testimonials from State Superintendents and other prominent educators, and from leading educational journals, are unmistakable evidences of the popularity of this system. The utility of diagrams in teaching grammar and analysis is shown by the same process of reasoning by which we show the utility of Geometrical Diagrams in teaching Geometry; Maps, in teaching Geography; or Figures, in teaching Arithmetic. By diagrams an abstract truth is made tangible; the eye is permitted to assist the mind; and, in the language of the poet, Things that address the ear are lost and die in one short hour, But that which strikes the eye lives long upon the mind The faithful sight engraves the knowledge with a beam of light. The study of grammar can be made just as interesting as the study of arithmetic if the same means are employed. The child loves to see and do. In this respect more advanced pupils, and even teachers themselves, are but children a little older grown.