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# Grammar By Diagram - Second Edition Workbook: Understanding English Grammar Through Traditional Sentence Diagraming

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Structured to follow each chapter of Grammar by Diagram , second edition, this workbook includes practice exercises, including cumulative exercises through which students can check their progress at key points, and a “final exam” to test knowledge of the entire text. A summary of concepts for each chapter and a complete answer key are also included.

Review: Vitto's books are the best. - In the spring of 2007, I found myself standing in front of a class of very bright high school honors students who were asking me to teach them grammar: "Teach us grammar!" they begged. "No one has ever taught us grammar!" It has now been exactly five years since that strange request, and that is why I want to leave this comment today, that, and the pile of papers to grade that I am trying my very best to ignore. I had never received such a strange request, and frankly, I was somewhat embarrassed by it, even perplexed, for I had never really been formally and systematically taught grammar. I did not know how to do it. All I could do was turn to some lame, hit-and-miss worksheets. How should I teach them to dig into language, to grasp its complexity? I did not know where to begin. I knew much about "the writing process" from Donald Murray and how to help students with their language within the context of their writing, as Constance Weaver had taught me, but I did not know where to begin with a formal, systematic instruction in grammar. In my heart and in spite of what I had been taught in my progressive Education classes, I knew that this ironic circumstance was the equivalent of a high school chemistry teacher being asked to teach about molecules and not having the ability to do so. It was not a proud moment for me. Years earlier I had graduated with honors from a state university here in Michigan, where I had earned a degree in English and a Michigan teaching certificate. But let me tell you a dirty little secret: In spite of our certifications and diplomas, most American English teachers today do not know grammar because, even if they had wanted to teach us, our teachers did not know grammar. I was the product - we were products - of an educational system with deep holes and flaws which had been around since misguided hippy-dippy English professors had brushed aside the first Liberal Art in favor of progressive fads and specious nonsense. During this rather awkward time of trying to teach my docile and long-suffering honors students, I stumbled upon two texts that eventually changed my teaching career: The War Against Grammar by David Mulroy, which explained to me why I did not know grammar, and Cindy Vitto's two fine books, Grammar by Diagram (Second Edition) and Grammar by Diagram: Workbook. Over the course of the next few years, I taught myself grammar - daily - with Cindy's amazingly clear and succinct books, and now, alas, have a silly family, nerds all, which loves to determine which of Dr. Vitto's ten sentence patterns comes in the sentences contained in our Chinese fortune cookies. At least from my experience, I would say that Gertrude Stein was right; diagramming is great fun, so much so, that I eventually recommended Grammar by Diagram to my buddy Dan, a professor at Hillsdale College who teaches classes on grammar. Dan now uses Dr. Vitto's texts in his classes, and there is usually a waiting list to get into those classes. Now I almost always seek to understand and articulate the structure of the sentences that I read, using diagraming as a tool. I do it automatically. Diagramming reveals to me my ignorance; it makes what I do not know explicit. It points me to the sentences that I do not fully comprehend, the syntactic puzzles that I need to solve, and now I am driven to grasp and understand them all, so I can use language to discuss language with my students. These books have helped this one-time embarrassed and perplexed high school English teacher to learn grammar, and for that, I owe Cindy Vitto my deepest gratitude. Back in 2007, I bought at least a half dozen books from desertcart as I tried to teach myself grammar, and there was not one single book that has come close to hers in quality. They are succinct, clear, and always helpful. That is why I am taking this break, when I should be grading the piles of papers that are now screaming at me from across the room: I want to pass on my deepest and sincere gratitude to Cindy for her fine books. And no, I will not pour over this comment, looking for ironic grammatical problems or even spelling errors. I chiefly want to say thanks to her. Pax, Tim
Review: For Gertrude Stein who loved to diagram sentences - People who love to diagram sentences will appreciate this. These people make up a very small segment of the population. I used the book in a college grammar class, but the students were lost mainly because they don’t know parts of speech. I should have started with the basics, but the book is solid.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,377,861 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,328 in Grammar Reference (Books) #7,806 in Language Study & Reference (Books) #79,465 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 47 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vitto's books are the best.
*by R***B on May 18, 2012*

In the spring of 2007, I found myself standing in front of a class of very bright high school honors students who were asking me to teach them grammar: "Teach us grammar!" they begged. "No one has ever taught us grammar!" It has now been exactly five years since that strange request, and that is why I want to leave this comment today, that, and the pile of papers to grade that I am trying my very best to ignore. I had never received such a strange request, and frankly, I was somewhat embarrassed by it, even perplexed, for I had never really been formally and systematically taught grammar. I did not know how to do it. All I could do was turn to some lame, hit-and-miss worksheets. How should I teach them to dig into language, to grasp its complexity? I did not know where to begin. I knew much about "the writing process" from Donald Murray and how to help students with their language within the context of their writing, as Constance Weaver had taught me, but I did not know where to begin with a formal, systematic instruction in grammar. In my heart and in spite of what I had been taught in my progressive Education classes, I knew that this ironic circumstance was the equivalent of a high school chemistry teacher being asked to teach about molecules and not having the ability to do so. It was not a proud moment for me. Years earlier I had graduated with honors from a state university here in Michigan, where I had earned a degree in English and a Michigan teaching certificate. But let me tell you a dirty little secret: In spite of our certifications and diplomas, most American English teachers today do not know grammar because, even if they had wanted to teach us, our teachers did not know grammar. I was the product - we were products - of an educational system with deep holes and flaws which had been around since misguided hippy-dippy English professors had brushed aside the first Liberal Art in favor of progressive fads and specious nonsense. During this rather awkward time of trying to teach my docile and long-suffering honors students, I stumbled upon two texts that eventually changed my teaching career: The War Against Grammar by David Mulroy, which explained to me why I did not know grammar, and Cindy Vitto's two fine books, Grammar by Diagram (Second Edition) and Grammar by Diagram: Workbook. Over the course of the next few years, I taught myself grammar - daily - with Cindy's amazingly clear and succinct books, and now, alas, have a silly family, nerds all, which loves to determine which of Dr. Vitto's ten sentence patterns comes in the sentences contained in our Chinese fortune cookies. At least from my experience, I would say that Gertrude Stein was right; diagramming is great fun, so much so, that I eventually recommended Grammar by Diagram to my buddy Dan, a professor at Hillsdale College who teaches classes on grammar. Dan now uses Dr. Vitto's texts in his classes, and there is usually a waiting list to get into those classes. Now I almost always seek to understand and articulate the structure of the sentences that I read, using diagraming as a tool. I do it automatically. Diagramming reveals to me my ignorance; it makes what I do not know explicit. It points me to the sentences that I do not fully comprehend, the syntactic puzzles that I need to solve, and now I am driven to grasp and understand them all, so I can use language to discuss language with my students. These books have helped this one-time embarrassed and perplexed high school English teacher to learn grammar, and for that, I owe Cindy Vitto my deepest gratitude. Back in 2007, I bought at least a half dozen books from Amazon as I tried to teach myself grammar, and there was not one single book that has come close to hers in quality. They are succinct, clear, and always helpful. That is why I am taking this break, when I should be grading the piles of papers that are now screaming at me from across the room: I want to pass on my deepest and sincere gratitude to Cindy for her fine books. And no, I will not pour over this comment, looking for ironic grammatical problems or even spelling errors. I chiefly want to say thanks to her. Pax, Tim

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For Gertrude Stein who loved to diagram sentences
*by A***E on January 5, 2026*

People who love to diagram sentences will appreciate this. These people make up a very small segment of the population. I used the book in a college grammar class, but the students were lost mainly because they don’t know parts of speech. I should have started with the basics, but the book is solid.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book on grammar combined with sentence diagramming.
*by T***1 on October 29, 2009*

I have read and used several books on diagramming. This book is the best I have seen so far. The grammar section at the beginning is thorough. The author even has a quick page on parsing. The text and layout make the book easy to read and use. Everything I have to say is positive. Diagramming with this book's help is an amazing method to see language as more than words thrown together. I also recommend Rex Barks for additional practice and another way to look at parts of speech. Everything a squirrel can do to a tree is a great way to remember prepositions. Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog makes a nice introduction to diagramming and discusses the history of diagramming, but doesn't really teach it.

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