Reed-Kellogg system

proper noun

A technique for drawing diagrams of syntactic structure, based on a subject and a verbal predicate, with modifiers written on slanted lines leading off from the words they modify.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A technique for drawing diagrams of syntactic structure, based on a subject and a verbal predicate, with modifiers written on slanted lines leading off from the words they modify.
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