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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences

Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences - Paperback

by Kitty Burns Florey
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kitty Burns FloreyPublish date:2007-10-01Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780156034432ISBN-10:156034433UPC:9780156034432Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Grammar & Punctuation, Linguistics, WritingBook Topic:Syntax, Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)Size:8.50 x 7.11 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCGD2Z9JQ1
A delightfully offbeat history of the art and science of sentence diagramming by a veteran copyeditor and writer. Grumpy grammarians, crossword-puzzle aficionados, and lovers of language will appreciate this book.

In its heyday, sentence diagramming was wildly popular in grammar schools across the country. Kitty Burns Florey learned the method in sixth grade from Sister Bernadette: "It was a bit like art, a bit like mathematics. It was a picture of language. I was hooked."

Florey explores the sentence-diagramming phenomenon, including its humble roots at the Brooklyn Polytechnic, its "balloon diagram" predecessor, and what diagrams of famous writers' sentences reveal about them. Along the way, Florey offers up her own commonsense approach to learning and using good grammar. Charming, fun, and instructive, Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog will be treasured by all kinds of readers.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780156034432ISBN-10:156034433UPC:9780156034432Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Grammar & Punctuation, Linguistics, WritingBook Topic:Syntax, Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)Size:8.50 x 7.11 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCGD2Z9JQ1
Florey, Kitty Burns: - KITTY BURNS FLOREY, a veteran copyeditor, is the author of nine novels and many short stories and essays. A longtime Brooklyn resident, she now divides her time between central Connecticut and upstate New York with her husband, Ron Savage.
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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