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Sentence Diagrams
What is a subject?
What is a predicate?
• Subject is the who or what of a sentence
• Predicate contains a verb and expresses
the action of the SUBJECT
Diagramming
Simple Subjects & Verbs
Samson slept.
Understood Subject (you)
Sit!
Simple Subject & Verb
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John ran.
Kelly sang.
Jessica walks.
Karan yelled.
Go!
Diagramming Compound Subjects
• Compound means MORE THAN ONE
• Example: John and Sarah
Diagramming
Compound Subjects
Juanita, Federica, and Celso are working.
Compound Subject
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Aubrey and Nick talked.
Hannah and Bradley worked.
Mrs. Seals and Mrs. McKinney sang.
Alison and Kelsey ran.
Jenny, Pamela and Courtney screamed.
Compound Verbs
• Compound means MORE THAN ONE
Compound Verb
• Very similar to the compound subject
Compound subject and predicate
Juanita and Celso worked hard and then rested.
Compound Verbs
• Elaine walked and shopped.
• Tyler sang and danced.
• Carl slept and snored.
Compound Subj & Verb
• Jessie and Tony walked and sang.
• Nicky, Tom and Sarah talked, yelled and
cried.
MODIFYERS: Adjectives, Adverbs,
Indefinite Articles and Definite Articles
• Words that describe or give more
information about:
– ADJ – Noun (yellow, tall
– ADV – Verb, Adjective or another adverb
– Indefinite article: A & An
– Definite article: The
Adverb
Dogsbreath works quickly.
OBJECTS:
• Direct OBJECTS: word or phrase in a
sentence referring to the person or thing
receiving the action of a verb
• Example: Katherine mail the letter and
call him
Direct object
Tashonda sent e-mail.
Compound direct objects
Tashonda sent cards and letters.
DIRECT OBJECTS Continued
Compound predicate with direct
objects
Joselyn cooked breakfast and ate it.
Direct Object Examples
• Ashley ran home.
• Ariel called me.
• Joseph wrote novels and poems.
Three direct objects
Tashonda sent e-mail, cards, and letters.
Compound predicate with direct objects
Joselyn cooked breakfast and ate it.
Compound predicate with one direct object
Samantha proofreads and edits her essays.
Indirect Object
• An indirect object comes before the
direct object and tells to whom or for
whom the action of the verb is done and
who is receiving the direct object.
• Example: She gave me the book
Indirect object
Mrs. Doubtfire gave the children homework.
Compound indirect objects
Mrs. Doubtfire gave Tabitha and Samantha quizzes.
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