Cat WalkedThe

Slowly The

to Garage

Diagramming is a way to:

3. Organize a sentence

1. See how parts of a sentence work together

2. Understand how the parts of a sentence relate to one another

Steps to Diagramming a Sentence

1. Draw a Base Line

2. On the line write the subject and verb of the sentence with a line between the subject and verb

Cat walked

Example Sentence: The cat walked

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Sam watched baseball yesterday.

Sam watched

The dog is quick.

Dog is

DIAGRAM THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB OF EACH SENTENCE BELOW

3. Looking at the VERB & ask the question WHAT???

This answer is placed to the right of the verb!

Sam watched baseball yesterday.

Sam watched ------ What?????

Sam watched baseball

The dog is quick.

Is ------ What?????

Dog is quick

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She had milk for breakfast.

She had milk

3. Adjectives go under the word they describe!

Dog is quick

The dog is quick.

The

The small black dog is quick.

small

black

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My friend is bringing cold soda.

friend is bringing soda

my

cold

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The math assignment was very hard.

assignment was hard

the

math

very

3. Adverbs go under the word they describe!

Sam watched baseball yesterday.

Sam watched baseballYesterday

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Your mom put your books there.

mom put books

your

there

your

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The red car was driving extremely slow.

car was driving

red

slowthe extremely

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The Brewers finally won a game.

Brewers won game

the

finally

a

PrepositionsSally is going to the store.

to

thestore

DESCRIBING

Ask What

PREPOSITIONIs goingSally

PrepositionsThe Brewers finally won a game in the new stadium.

Brewers won game

the

finally

a

stadium

thenew

IN

Sam watched baseball at his friend’s house yesterday.

Sam watched baseballYesterday

Prepositions

house

athis

Friend’s

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The cherry orchard in Door County has the bing cherries.

orchard has cherries

the the

cherry

bing

in

county

door

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I am wearing the red shirt in the washing machine.

I am wearing shirt

the redinthe

Washing

machine

1 sentence + , + conjunction + 1 sentence

Compound Sentences

Sam watched baseball on t.v. and the brewers won.

Conjunctions

1 sentence + conjunction + 1 sentenceCompound Sentences

Sam watched baseball on t.v. , and

the brewers won.

Sam watched baseball

on t.v.

Brewers won

the

,and

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Mom is going to Subway, but I wanted a hamburger.

Mom Is going

toSubway

I wanted,but

hamburger

a

Try ItMr. Reisler is my math teacher, but his

room is on the other side of the school.

room is

,but

Mr. Reisler Is

my

teacherm

ath

his

onside

the

of school

the

other