Not a linguist, was briefly taught sentence diagramming as a child, found it confusing. When I think back on it, it feels counterproductive to actual reading. C

Not a linguist, was briefly taught sentence diagramming as a child, found it confusing. When I think back on it, it feels counterproductive to actual reading. Constantly labeling subject / object / adverb as I'm reading would be closer to an intrusive thought than a support structure.