I used Klammer's Analyzing English Grammar for 1 year, and no more. I found that the
degree of detail he went into was way way more than what the students could handle,
and was way beyond what I wanted to focus on. Furthermore, there weren't enough
exercises to suit my taste.

As many on this listserve know, my preference is for Morenberg's DOING GRAMMAR,
which will soon be in the third edition, I hear. So, I'm returning to DOING GRAMMAR
this year (next week), in both my advanced grammar classes. I will try blending that
with his "Writer's Options" as a way to apply some of the more complex clause
structures to writing.

His  focus on basic structural analysis of the sentence into the 6 types of verb
types (and hence sentence structure types) is VERY accessible, with clear mnemonics.

Cheers,

Rebecca

Christine Gray wrote:

> Has anyone on the list used Thomas Klammer's Analyzing English Grammar??
>
> I've been using it for about six years.  One aspect of it I prefer over
> Kolln's is that it has examples of diagramming using both tree and
> Reed-Kellogg diagrams.
>
> And, Ed, I agree with you!  It is so difficult to find actual grammar
> books. Most books seem to be either handbooks/refereence books or
> designed for developmental students.
>
> Christine Gray

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