That was excellent. Thanks very much. If you'd like to see what I've got, l can send it to you but it is a bit too large for a post. Phil Bralich -----Original Message----- >From: Robert Einarsson <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Feb 13, 2006 3:00 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Traditional Grammar > >Phil, > >below is a type-out of the table of contents from A FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH >GRAMMAR by Margaret M. Bryant, D.C. Heath and Co.: Boston, 1945. What I >find particularly endearing is that she deals with errors only in the >last two little sections. >Robert. > >Introduction >1 . Definition of Terms > >Part One >Accidence or the Form of Words >2. The Aspect of Number >3. The Aspect of Gender >4. The Aspect of Case > A. Nominative and Accusative > B. Genetive >5. The Aspect of Person >6. The Aspect of Comparison >7. Verbs > A. Strong and Weak Verbs > B. Special Verbs > C. The Aspect of Voice > D. The Aspect of Mood > E. The Aspect of Time >8. Verbids > >Part Two >Syntax > >9. Categories of Syntax >10. Types of Sentence >11. Structure of Sentences >12. The Substantive as Subject and Complement > A. The Substantive as Subject > B. The Substantive as Object > C. Other Action-Verb Complements >13. Predicate Noun and Adjective and Complements with the Passive >14. Objects of Prepositions >15. Phrases and Clauses as Subjects and Complements >16. Substantives as Modifiers >17. Substantives as Verbs and Connectives >18. More about Pronouns >19. Subordination >20. Modifiers > A. The Adjective > B. The Adverb > C. Modifier Phrases and Clauses >21. The Verb Function: Predication >22. The Impersonal Verbs >23. Causatives, Reflexives, and Notional Passives >24. The Meaning of Tense >25. Sequence of Tenses > A. Compound Sentences > B. Subordinate Clauses >26. Indirect Discourse >27. The Syntax of Verbids > A. The Infinitive > B. The Participle >28. Connectives > A. The Preposition > B. The Coordinating Conjunction > C. The Subordinating Conjunction >29. The Interjection >30. Concord in Sentences >31. Remedial Grammar >32. Errors in Grammar > >>>> [log in to unmask] 02/13/06 9:20 AM >>> >I have a couple of good examples of the scope and sequence of >traditional grammar classrooms. I would like to collect more of these. >Does anyone out there have any? I have one from a high school teacher >from the 50's and one from a Catholic school dating back to 1909. I >would like to collect them and put together a summary and a review so it >is possible to say accurately what the traditional grammars were so it >can be shown clearly what the problems were and what the differences >will be from hear out. > >Phil Bralich > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web >interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/