IntravenousDemilo
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Sun Mar-23-08 03:45 AM
Response to Reply #24 |
| 25. I don't think it can be done. |
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There are two too many commas (first and last), making the sentence an ungrammatical nonsense and a proper diagram impossible.
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| -Thread for all American grammar geeks |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 01:37 AM |
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Diagramming sentences... |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Mar-22-08 02:01 AM |
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No, but I wish they did. |
Iris |
Mar-22-08 09:12 AM |
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Ruh-roh! |
Oeditpus Rex |
Mar-22-08 02:10 AM |
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Brings Back Memories And The Same Old Question |
lligrd |
Mar-22-08 02:14 AM |
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Shows how parts of the sentence are realted |
Iris |
Mar-22-08 09:13 AM |
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Ahem, did anybody notice what was being diagrammed? |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 02:40 AM |
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Love the sentence being diagrammed; HATE diagramming |
grannylib |
Mar-22-08 07:44 AM |
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Not pointless at all |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 01:37 PM |
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*lol* Sorry, you're going to have to twist my arm to REALLY convince me. |
grannylib |
Mar-22-08 01:52 PM |
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Lucky for you I am not an armtwister by nature LOL |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 04:15 PM |
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Man, I haven't seen one of those in a while. |
DarkTirade |
Mar-22-08 09:00 AM |
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'more perfect' is incorrect grammar. |
Midlodemocrat |
Mar-22-08 01:54 PM |
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And boy, did those guys like their commas! |
Redstone |
Mar-22-08 04:19 PM |
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Yeah, technically it should be "more nearly perfect union." |
dbaker41 |
Mar-22-08 04:30 PM |
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'More perfect |
elleng |
Mar-23-08 01:13 AM |
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Technically, that is true. |
Jamastiene |
Mar-22-08 04:34 PM |
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Given that I'm a guy who writes for a living, allow me to contribute this: |
Redstone |
Mar-22-08 04:18 PM |
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I beg to differ |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 09:19 PM |
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I'm saving this to print out. |
Mike03 |
Mar-22-08 04:27 PM |
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Amazing. |
Jamastiene |
Mar-22-08 04:33 PM |
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I'm such a geek, I ENJOYED diagramming sentences. |
Aristus |
Mar-22-08 09:22 PM |
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I liked it |
ashling |
Mar-22-08 11:48 PM |
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French taught me english grammar, |
elleng |
Mar-23-08 01:18 AM |
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ANOTHER CHALLENGE, |
elleng |
Mar-23-08 03:01 AM |
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I don't think it can be done. |
IntravenousDemilo |
Mar-23-08 03:45 AM |
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