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Diagramming Sentences
Diagramming Sentences
Lesson 1
• The easiest sentence diagrams have only
two lines: a horizontal line and a vertical
line.
Kids play.
Most verbs have quite a few forms. Some of the forms of
the verb play include: are playing do play, played, were
playing, did play, will play, will be playing, have played, had
played, and had been playing
• Kids were playing.
• Flags will be waving.
• Friends had been talking.
Lesson 2
Definite and Indefinite Articles
The= a definite article
A or An= an indefinite article
To diagram and article, place it on diagonal line under the noun it modifies.
farmers have been working
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Lesson 3
Predicate Nominatives
A noun or pronoun that comes after the form of thw verb be
or become and repeats, identifies, or describes the subject
is called a predicate nominative
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1. He was an officer.
2. The women have become doctors.
3. Anna will become a teacher.
4. The name is Jay.
5. A brother should be a friend.
In a sentence diagram, a predicate
nominative appears after a
backslash.
He
women
was
officer
have become
doctors
Practice
1. Alan will become a teacher.
2. The name is Jay.
3. A brother should be a friend.
Lesson 4: Attribute Adjectives
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun
or pronoun. They are diagrammed just like
articles.
1. The Wilsons are nice people.
Wilsons
are
people
Practice
1. The new students are Nigerians.
2. Kelly was a strong swimmer.
Lesson 5: Predicate Adjectives
An adjective that follows a linking verb
and modifies the subject of the
sentence is called a predicate adjective
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They are thirsty.
The boys are becoming angry.
She must be exhausted.
Your parents will be proud.
A predicate adjective is preceded in
a sentence diagram by a
backslash.
They
boys
are
are
thirsty
becoming
angry
Practice
• 1. She must be exhausted.
• 2. Your parents will be proud.
Lesson 6: Possessive Nouns
The possessive nouns my, your, his, her, its our,
and their also modify nouns and are sometimes
called pronominal adjectives. They are
diagrammed exactly like other adjectives.
They are our new neighbors.
They
are
neighbors
The possessive nouns mine, yours, his, hers, its
ours, and theirs are always used separately from
the noun they modify
That book is mine.
book
is
mine
Lesson 7: Direct Objects
A nouns or pronoun that receives the action of the
verb directly is called a direct object.
In a sentence diagram, a direct object is preceded by a
vertical line that stands on the horizontal line.
He
likes
Amy.
Practice- Direct Object
1. She has a little brother.
2. The doctor won an award.
3. Her friends ate delicious hamburgers.
Lesson 8: Questions
Questions often begin with a verb followed
by a subject.
Example: Are you his brother?
When diagramming a question, put the
subject first, and capitalize the verb even
though it is not the first word in the
sentence
Are you his brother?
Hints:
Subject goes first
Capitalize the verb since it was the first word in the sentence
Practice
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Do you like artichokes?
Have you been resting?
Do you have a dollar?
May I help you
Lesson 9: Adverbs
-Words that modify verbs are adverbs.
Examples:
1. Mary can run fast.
2. The young rider held the reigns tightly.
3. Our teacher never relaxes.
• Adverbs can also modify adjectives.
– Examples
1. The athletes were very tired.
2. Our class has not read a more exciting book.
3. This game is too boring.
Adverbs can modify other adverbs.
1.The visitor spoke too softly.
2.The cars are moving very softly.
Practice
1. Mary can run fast.
2. Our class has not read a more exciting book.
3. The cars are moving very slowly.
What kind of seeds?
• Hamsters eat sunflower seeds.
Hamsters
eat
seeds
“Sunflower” describes “seeds.”
Write it on a diagonal line under “seeds.”
Practice
• 1. Hungry monkeys eat bananas.
• 2. Hungry monkeys eat sweet bananas in
the trees.
Have you noticed?
• Only subjects, verbs, and objects
• Go on the horizontal line.
• Words that describe them go below them
on diagonal lines.
Monkeys
eat
bananas
trees
Review:
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Crazy elephants dance.
Crazy elephants dance quickly.
Yellow fish eat bugs under the rock.
Yellow fish eat tiny bugs under the
gigantic rock.
More Practice
• The annoying little boy ate a fried chicken
leg.
• The annoying little boy ate a fried chicken
leg during dinner.
1. I like to drink Gatorade.
2. I like to drink sugary Gatorade at the
football game.
3. We like to eat cotton candy at the fair.
4. We like to eat pink cotton candy at the
state fair.
Review
• 1. The girl lost the pink teddy bear while at
the park.
That’s All . . .
• For now
• Next up:
• Linking verbs
• with subject complements
Linking Verbs Song
Sing to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”
am, are, is, was, were, (and) be,
forms of be,
forms of be,
taste, smell, sound, seem, look, feel, say
become, grow, appear, remain.
Subject Complements
• A word or group of words that follow a
linking verb and renames or describes
the subject
• Examples:
1. Pennysylvania is the Keystone State.
• 2. The Liberty bell is historic.
• 3. The capital of Pennsylvania is
Harrisburg.
Linking verbs
• Tweety is yellow.
Tweety
is
subject
verb
yellow
Subject complement
What follows a linking verb renames or
describes the subject.
It is a complement, not a direct object.
Linking verbs
• Tweety is yellow.
Tweety
is
subject
verb
yellow
Subject complement
Because the complement describes the
subject, the dividing line tilts back
toward the subject.
Try another sentence.
• Georgie is a cat.
Georgie
is
cat
• Cat = renames Georgie.
• Cat = predicate noun.
Add more description.
• Poor Sylvester is a frustrated predator.
Sylvester is
predator
• Predator = renames Sylvester.
• Predator = predicate noun.
Other linking verbs
• The pot of brains smells suspiciously rancid.
pot
smells
rancid
brains
• Rancid = describes the pot.
• Rancid = predicate adjective.
Practice
• 1. The evil witch is frightening.
• 2. The evil witch is frightening me.
• 3. The pot of boiling soup looks amazingly
delicious.
More Practice
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1. We are neighbors.
2. Rembrandt was an artist.
3. The book became a movie.
4. Anne was a musician.
5.. Pennsylvania is the Keystone State.
6. The Liberty bell is historic.
7. The capital of Pennsylvania is
Harrisburg.
That’s All . . .
• For now