Ever wondered what makes action movies — often cheesy and grandiose — timeless favorites? Aside from the weapons and explosions, dialogue probably plays a larger role than most think. And like books, ...

There are plenty of people out there—not only English teachers but also amateur language buffs like me—who believe that diagramming a sentence provides insight into the mind of its perpetrator. The ...

The recently revised Standards of Learning of the Commonwealth of Virginia consider sentence diagramming an “essential skill” and mandate that it be taught in grades 6-8. Frankly, if English teachers ...