This is a text of sentence diagrams arranged by chapter in order of increasing difficulty. The first chapter consists entirely of two-word sentences subject and verb. The next chapter adds articles, the next adjectives, and so on. Chapter seven introduces prepositional phrases. There are sixteen chapters in all. The intent is that by reading many diagrams, a beginning diagrammer will acquire a feel for this way of analyzing syntax. Final sections illustrate the value of syntax for understanding complex English, both prose and poetry. Sentence diagrams are unquestionably the best way to map the word relationships within a sentence; only when we can understand how words are related in a complicated sentence can we study a complex thought. In this new edition, many new pages have been added, several diagrams have been corrected, and some lovely illustrations have been provided to lighten the study with appropriate beauty.
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