Sentence Diagrams
Group 6
First reading chapter two and coming across the sentence diagrams as well as the rules has been interesting to me. I never realized that grammar was this complex with so many things to remember.
My question is, does anyone have a really good way other than memorization to distinguish between the different types of verbs?
posted by Anonymous @ 11:55 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
I hope that deciding which verb it is makes more sense to you now. I still think it is easier to look at the rest of the sentence, if it has a direct object, then it’s transitive. If it can stand by itself then it’s usually intransitive, otherwise it’s a linking verb. I’ve noticed that appear, become, seem, and remain are common linking verbs.
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I try to look at how the verb is functioning to determine what kind it is. I'll decided whether it requires a direct object or whether it's a common linking one, etc. I think that's easier than straight memorization unless you have the time for it. :)
For me, separating the various parts in the sentence first gives me a strong idea of what I'm working with. I then check if it's a "be" verb, if it has a D.O. and if not, then what it is referring to. If it does not refer to anything then it is intransitive.
I had a hard time memorizing the patterns. So, I tried to focus on the action action of the verb rather than simply memorizing the structure.
I had a hard time memorizing the diagram patterns as well but like David I tried to focus on excatly what patterns had for example be verbs in them and then know those patterns had be verbs in them.
I also think that if we were to teach diagramming starting in grade school, we as a society would have better vocabulary, better grammar and better way of structuing sentences.
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