Sentence Diagramming 101 This lesson will take you through the basic elements of sentence diagramming and will build up to more complex elements. Below,

Sentence Diagramming 101

This lesson will take you through the basic elements of sentence diagramming and will build up to more

complex elements. Below, you can start at the point in the lesson of your choice:

Simple Sentences Compound Subjects Compound Verbs

Review Quiz

Intro to Simple Sentences Every sentence includes two key elements, a subject

and a verb. A subject is made up of a noun or pronoun. For example, “I” is a subject. A verb is made up of a word that provides action. For example, “jumped” is a verb. As a result, “I jumped” is a simple sentence.

Nouns VerbsPronouns Simple Sentences

Nouns

Definition: Names person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: student, runners, LaBron James, team,

Boyne City, movies, Finding Nemo, justice, honesty

Click on the noun below:

Simple SentencesPronouns Verbs

quarterback sacked he threw

Pronouns

Definition: Takes place of one or more nouns or pronouns

Examples: I, We, He, Those, everybody

Click on the pronoun below:

Nouns Verbs Simple Sentences

teacher old she so

Verbs

Definition: Shows action or state of being Action verb = Expresses physical or mental action Examples: paint, jump, write, throw, know Linking verb = Connects subject with word

identifying or describing it Examples: appear, be, seem, become, feel, look, etc. Helping verb = be, have, may, can, were, will, etc.

Nouns Pronouns Simple Sentences

Simple Sentence #1

Birds sing

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Subject/Noun Action Verb

Simple Sentence #2

can writeThe

students

Article

Subject/Noun Action Verb

Helping Verb

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Simple Sentence #3

We can win

Subject/Pronoun Action Verb

Helping Verb

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Capitalization

On sentence diagrams:

Always capitalize the first word of the sentence. Always capitalize proper nouns. Click on the word that should not always be

capitalized:

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I We John Michigan

More Capitalization

Intro to Compound Subjects

Some sentences include compound (or two) subjects. In this case the subjects are combined with the

conjunction “and.” Example:

Mustangs and Camaros speed.

Conjunctions Compound Subject Sentences


Conjunctions Definition: Joins words or word groups. Examples: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet In sentence diagramming, conjunctions are written

on dotted lines connecting subjects and verbs.

Click on the area of the diagram where the conjunction should appear

Compound Subject Sentences

B

A

C

Compound Subject Sentence #1

Superman

Spiderman

and protect

Subject/Noun

Subject/Noun Conjunction

Action Verb

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The

hotdog

and

thehamburger

were eaten

Subject/Noun

Subject/Noun

ArticleConjunction

Action Verb

Helping Verb



elephantAn and

giraffea

danced

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Subject/Noun

Subject/Noun

Conjunction

Action Verb

Article

Articles

Articles are types of adjectives, but we have not covered adjectives yet.

You may know that adjectives modify nouns and that is what articles do.

There are three articles in the English language; they are “the,” “a,” and “an.”

“The” is a definite article. “A” and “an” are indefinite articles.


Historical Periods

Song Titles

Story Titles

Planets

Restaurants

Religious Names

Cities and Towns

Days of the Week

Team Names

Business Names

Religions

Regions of the Country

Proper Names

Other Capitalization Rules...(Click for Examples of Each)

Mr. Hertel

Southwest

Judaism

Adidas

Detroit Tigers

Wednesday

Chicago

Buddha

Taco Bell

Jupiter

“The Most Dangerous Game”

“Ice Ice Baby”

The Roaring Twenties

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Compound Verb Sentence #1

Tim Tebow will

sprint

and

pass

Subject/NounAction Verb

Action VerbHelping Verb

Conjunction

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team will

win

eith

er

lose

Subject/NounAction Verb

Action VerbHelping Verb

Conjunction

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The

or


They

danced

laughed

Subject/PronounAction Verb

Action Verb

Conjunction

Review Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

and

Quiz: Sentence #1Kids play

In sentence #1, click where the word “Kids” should appear?

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A B

C D

Quiz: Sentence #2Bunnies hop

A B

C D

In sentence #2, click where the word “hop” should appear?

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Quiz Sentence #3The dancer can sing.

In sentence # 3, what is the part of speech of

the word “can”?

Noun Verb Article Pronoun


Quiz Sentence #4Mrs. Deming and Mrs. Hertel taught.

In sentence #4, what part of speech is the word “and”?

Noun Verb AdjectivePronounConjunction


Guess Again!Guess Again!Guess Again!Guess Again!

Quiz Sentence #5Beyoncé Knowles will sing and dance.

What type of sentence is sentence #5?

Simple Sentence Compound Subject Compound Verb Adjective ModifierYou got that

right!

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Quiz Results:Click the Number You Got Right!

5

3-4

1-2

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Sentence Diagramming 101 This lesson will take you through the basic elements of sentence diagramming and will build up to more complex elements. Below,