![]() Of course, most sentences are more complex than that, and this is where the additional bubbles come in – they represent adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, etc. ![]() ![]() The numbers in the above template correspond to different types of words: From “ A Practical Grammar”: A generic template for Clark’s students, with numbers assigned to different elements in the sentence. ![]() By encircling these individual parts of language, Clark showed that depending on how you connected the “balloons,” different meanings would take shape. In his view, English grammar could be simplified (imagine that!) by mapping out words or phrases visually. The art of sentence diagramming was created in 1847 by Chicago schoolmaster S.W. We’ve discussed the importance of planning ahead and plot outlining here on the Endpaper Blog, but never before have we taken a look at diagramming individual sentences!
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