Newly revised...previously titled The Complete Book of Diagrams. The idea behind this book is that diagramming is like learning a foreign language. In the author's own words "...to learn the English language without a systematic study of syntax is rather like learning to read without phonics." It is not intended as a stand alone grammar resource. Ideally you should have a text to cover the basics of grammar and use this book consistently throughout the year as part of your English curriculum. The book is divided into 16 chapters covering most of grammar such as, subject and verb, articles, adjectives, conjunctions, intransitives, etc as well selections from prose and verse. There are tons of sentences to practice on ranging from simple two word sentences to Shakespeare's Sonnet 73, even some proverbs and prayers. The teachers manual included in the text gives instruction and answers to exercises for each chapter. Spiral bound. The First Whole Book of Diagrams "...may be used as a reinforcement for any grammar program. It contains wonderful, Catholic selections accurately diagrammed..." (Laura Berquist, in Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum)