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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
I found transformational grammar very frustrating in many ways. But the biggest problem for me was that I can't see spatial relationships in my head. I can create them on paper, and evaluate them as drawn, but I have to see each step on the page before I can assess it. So when I had to create transformative diagrams, I couldn't know how much room on the page I'd need, and where, until I drew it. I personally killed more trees that semester than in the rest of my life!
I don't think I'd find it useful for teaching high school English, either; but I found it very informative for teaching non-native speakers.
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I don't remember a single thing about it. Shows how practical it has been to my profession. I remember vaguely enjoying the course because it was a like a word puzzle to me, but once the course was over, that was the end of its practical use. I suppose I gained deeper understanding of grammar and sentence formation, but I certainly don't specifically use analysis anymore. I would have to reteach it to myself at this point. I remember it being said the only reason we had to take the course was because it was that professor's pet course. I suspect once he retired, it was taken off the required course list.