DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES

BY: KAITLYN AND SHAINA

Dogs run.

Dogs run

This is the subject.

This is the verb.

Big horses eat quickly.

horsesBig

eat quickl

y

This is an adjective (they

modify nouns and pronouns)

This is an adverb (they

modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs)

I ran in the forest.

I ran

in the forest

The sentence base is placed on a horizontal line.

The vertical line goes

through the horizontal

line.

Bill and Bob ran.Bill

Bob and ran

This is a conjunction.

This is the vertical line. It

goes through the horizontal line.

Three deer and two elk ran and jumped.

deer

elk

Three

two

and

ran

jumpedand

The diagonal line is for the

adjectives and the adverbs.

They are called modifiers.

The boy and the girl ran at the track.boy

The

girlthe

and ran

at the track

This is a prepositional

phrase.

The boy with the smile and the girl with the curls talked.

boy

The

with the smile

girl

the

with the curls

talked

and

This is a conjunction.This is a prepositional phrase

I threw the ball.

threwIthe

ball

This is a horizontal base line.

This is an adverb

Jim and Jerry ate a sub.

Jim

and

Jerry

atea

sub

This the direct object.

This is a conjunction

Bill cut some wood.

Bill cut woodsome

This is the vertical line which goes

through the horizontal.

This is a noun

Fish ate the minnow.

Fish ate minnowthe

This is the line used for the adjectives and

adverbs.This is the vertical line it goes through the horizontal line

My mom and my dad drove the big car.

My

mom

and

my

dad

drovethe

car

bigThis is a conjunction

This is a noun

The girls and the boys ran quickly.

The

girls

and

boysthe

ranquickly

This is a conjunctionThis is an adverb.

The girls and the boys threw the ball.

girls

boys

The

the

and threw

the

ball

This is the subject

The creepy bugs and the crawling insects flew silently in

the night.The

creepy

bugs

and

thecrawling

insects

flewsilently

in the night

This is a conjunction This is a prepositional

phrase

Mr. Heidebrink caught the ball.

Mr. Heidebrink caught ballthe

This is the subject

This is an adverb

I read a big book with a great ending.

I read book

a bigwith a great ending

This is the horizontal line This is a prepositional phrase

Tall girls shoot the basketball.

Tall

girls shootthe

basketball

This is an adjective This is an

adverb

Tall girls run quickly.

girls

Tall

run

quickly

SubjectVerb

I saw an elk and a buck in the forest.

I saw

elk

and

an

abuck

in the forest

This is a conjunction

This is a prepositional phrase

She is beautiful.

She is beautiful

This is the linking verb

This is the Subject

They are funny.

They are funny

This is the vertical line it goes through the horizontal line.

This is a linking verb

The boys are funny and happy.

The

boys are

funny

happy

and

This is a conjunctionThis is a adjectives

This orange tastes different.

This

orange tastes different

This is the subject

This is the horizontal line

My friends from collage seem nervous.

My

friends

from

collage

seem nervous

This is a prepositional phrase

This is the subject

I will be happy in the summer with my

friends.I will happy

in

the summerwith

my friends

be

This is prepositional phrase

Diagramming is fun.

Diagramming is fun

This is the vertical line

This is the Verb

Mr. Hoglund threw the ball.

Mr. Hoglund threwthe

ball

This is an action verb

This is the subject

Diagramming is boring and dull.

Diagramming is

boring

anddull

This is a conjunction

This is the subject

Mr. Hoglund is really tall.

Mr. Hoglund is tall

really

This is the vertical line it goes through the horizontal line

This is the horizontal line

The boys and the girls in this class are funny.

The

boys

and

the

girlsin this class

are funny

This is a conjunctionThis is a prepositional phrase

Mr. Hoglund has three classes of students.

Mr. Hoglund has classesthree

of students

This is a prepositional phraseThis is the subject

He likes my class.

He likes classm

y

This is the subject

This is the horizontal line

I am Mr. Hoglund’s favorite student.

I am

student

Mr. Hoglund’s

favorite

This is the vertical line

This is the horizontal line

He says nice things about me

to his friends.He says things

nice

about me

to his friends

These are prepositional phrases

I threw him the ball.

I threw

himthe

ball

This is the subject

This is the horizontal line

I read my brother a book.

I read book

my brother

a

This is the prepositional phrase

This is the subject

I play in the summer, and I ski in the winter.

I play

in the

summer

and

I skiin the winter

These are the subjects

I fish with my brother because he is fun.

I fish

with

my

brother

because

he is fun

This is the subject

This is the linking verb

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