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READER FEEDBACK

Published: December 5, 2005
Diagramming sentences: Readers share their thoughts on the pros and cons of sentence diagramming.
Diagramming: Love it or hate it?

Do you love to diagram sentences, or does the idea bring up bad memories from your 7th-grade English class? Editor Elfrida Abbe asked readers of The Writer newsletter to share their thoughts on diagramming. Here are some your comments:

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The Writer Diagramming Challenge results
Six people correctly diagrammed all three sentences in The Writer Diagramming Challenge. They are:

Lois Barliant
Susan Davis
Vick L. Krehbiel
Kathi Linz
Nancy Schaaf
Denise Ann Terry

The winner of the random drawing is Kathi Linz of Seymour, Ind., who will receive a free one-year subscription to The Writer magazine. Congratulations!

Thanks to all who participated in the contest; answers to the three diagramming problems are available on the following PDF:
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