***** NOT A TEACHER *****
Hello, Paul James:
This is the diagramming forum.
Some people want those tree diagrams that one learns in university linguistic classes. That topic is way over my head.
A few people (very few!) are interested in the (in)famous Reed-Kellogg diagramming system that American high school teachers tried to teach their students before World War II and immediately afterwards.
In this forum, there used to be a gentleman who would post Reed-Kellogg diagrams.
Those diagrams force you to account for every word that you decide to use.
Nowadays, the Reed-Kellogg system is almost extinct. Today's American students would not tolerate it, and very few teachers have even heard of it, let alone know it well enough to teach it.
If you get a free minute, do go to Google and search for: Reed-Kellogg Diagramming System. There are many websites that will give you the basics. (I highly recommend German - Latin - English. com. You can find it through Google.)
Many people like to do crosswords.
A few of us (very few!) like to diagram sentences.
The famous poet Gertrude Stein once said, "I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences."
It's very lonely in this forum, for most people of all ages believe that there are many other things that are more exciting than diagramming sentences! Can you believe that?
It's been great chatting with you.
When you get time, please do post a sentence for us members to diagram. We're waiting for customers. (P.S. Ms. Stein is the person who famously said, "There's no there there.")