My many thanks for Jeff's encouragement. Typically, I shall

take unfair advantage of it, together with a walloping load of cheek,

like this: Please will anyone who has nothing better to do visit the

page `Introduction' on my site: http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/ .

I ply an earnest argument for dropping the notion `clause' from TG's

terminology. No-one so far has so much as cocked a snook at it.

I am deadly serious but beginning to fear I might have misfired.

Sophie

----- Original Message -----

From: [log in to unmask]>Glauner, Jeff

To: [log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]

Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 2:23 AM

Subject: Re: `Clause' in TG

Sophie,

Don't be too good. You won't fit in. Throw your bait in the water. See if anyone bites.

Jeff Glauner
Associate Professor of English
Park University, Box 1303
8700 River Park Drive
Parkville MO 64152
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Johnson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: `Clause' in TG

Hello! I have just been admitted to your list and

I am quite sure I sound like someone who walks into

a room and bellows. Please forgive me, but I am anxious

to find out what you are all talking about, and more anxious still

to off-load my thoughts on the notion `clause' in Trad Gram's system.

But promise: I shall be good hereafter.

Sophie Johnson
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English Grammar Tutor
http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/