Download Sentence Coding sheet

Mr. Auten
8th Grade
Language Arts
Sentence Diagnosis Reference Sheet
Use the following codes for identifying parts of speech in a sentence.
You will be able to use this on any tests or quizzes in the future!
S- Subject
AV- Action Verb
LV- Linking Verb
HV- Helping Verb
DO- Direct Object
IO- Indirect Object
OP- Object of Preposition
PN- Predicate Nominative
PA- Predicate Adjective
Prep- Preposition
ADJ- Adjective
ADV- Adverb
Con- Conjunction
Order of Operations
1. Locate Subject
2. Find Simple predicate (Verb & Verb Phrase)
Determine whether it is Action verb or Linking Verb.
3a. If Action verb Look for any Direct Objects
 If there is Direct Object, Check for Indirect objects
OR
3b. If you have a linking verb Search for Predicate nominatives or predicate
adjectives
4. Find all modifiers- (adjectives and adverbs)
*****Remember Prepositional phrases are modifiers!!!
They can not have any other function in the sentence and
Be sure to identify the preposition and its object (OP)