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| Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences | 
 enlarge | Author: Kitty Burns Florey
Publisher: Harvest Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy Used: $0.93
You Save: $14.02 (94%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 7.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0156034433
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.2
EAN: 9780156034432
Publication Date: November 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 got as a gift but HAD to read it!! September 28, 2008
as one of the survivors of diagramming sentences (we're 70 plus) I bought this as a gift for a friend, then HAD TO KEEP it for myself!
Ordering another for my friend!
 Cute, Quirky, and Informative! September 19, 2008
A curious and nostalgic tome. A bit off topic at times, but still a valuable resource tool (especially for the would-be grammarian in some of us). B/B-: text could use some revision and clearer examples.
 Boring - for English teachers only August 3, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Boring book. I can"t imagine anyone liking this book other than maybe English teachers. It has little merit as literature, and provides very limited diagramming instruction, so I fail to see its purpose.
Fun, satisfying AND good for you!! July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It never occurred to me that a book on sentence diagramming could be an interesting read, but Florey, a copy editor, is not only a terrific writer and charmingly cranky, but she knows her stuff. It's a coffee table or novelty book, something you might find at Urban Outfitters, and has more in common with the 'origins of everyday things' type books than a grammar book. I learned, for instance, that 'finalize' and 'prioritize' are relatively new words; that 'the lion's share' mean ALL of something, not most; that Indian Summer is not just a warm spell in November, but a warm spell that occurs AFTER a hard frost. Witty and engaging to the end.
The book was horrible June 19, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book does nothing to help the reader to learn and understand grammar using the diagramming method. If you are interested in learning or brushing up on grammar this book is not for you. There is no connection in the book between grammar and diagramming. It was a waste of money.
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