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DiagrammingBy: Amanda, Tiffanie and Cheyenne
Dogs Run.Dogs
Run
The subject
The verb
Big horses eat quickly.
horses eatBig
quickly
This is an adjective
This is an adverb
I ran in the forest.
I Ranin forest
the
This is a prepositional phrase
Bill and Bob ran.
Bill
Bob&
ran
Th
ese
are
th
e
sub
ject
s.
Bill and bob ran in the forest.
Bill
Bob
an
d
ran
in
the forest
This is a prepositional phrase.
Three deer and two elk ran and jumped.
deer
Three
an
d
elk
two
ran
an
d
jumpedThese are the verbs.
The boy and the girl ran at the track.
boyThe
an
d
girlthe
ranat The track
This line separates the subject from the verb.
The boy with the smile and the girl with the curls talked.
girl
boy
girl
withThe
smile
the
the
with The curls
talked
Direct Objects
I threw the ball.
I threw ball
the
This is a direct object
Bill cut some wood.
Bill cut wood
Some
The sentence base is placed on a horizontal line
Jim and Jerry ate a sub.
Jim
and
Jerry
atea sub
These are the subjects.
Fish ate the minnow.
Fish ate
the
minnow
The vertical line that goes through the horizontal line separates the subject and the verb
My mom and my dad drove the big car.
My
mom
an
d
my
dad
drovethe
big
car
The diagonal line is for adjectives and adverbs. They are called modifiers
The girls and the boys ran quickly.
The
girls
an d
the
boys
ranquickly
This is an adjective.
The girls and the boys threw the ball.
girls
the
the
an
d threwthe
ball
boys
This is a conjunction.
The creepy bugs and the crawling insects flew silently in the night.
The
creepy
bugs
an
d
the
crawling
insects
flewsilently
inthenight
This is a modifier.
Mr. Heidebrink caught the ball.
Mr. Heidebrink caughtthe
ball
This is the base line.
I read a big book with a great ending.
I read
a
bigbook
witha
great ending
This is a prepositional phrase.
Tall girls shoot the basketball.
Tall
girls shoot thebasketball
This is a direct object.
Tall girls run quickly.
Tall
girls runquickly
This is the base line.
I saw an elk and a buck in the forest.
I saw
an
elk
an
d
a
buck
in
theforest
This line separates the subject from the predicate.
She is beautiful.
She is beautiful
This is a linking verb.
This is a predicate adjective.
Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives
They are funny.
They are funny
This is the base line.
The boys are funny and happy.
the
boys are
funny
an
dhappy
A short diagonal line follows the linking verb.
My friends from college seem nervous.
my
friendsfrom colleg
e
seem nervous
This is a prepositional phrase.
This orange tastes different.
differenttastesorange
this
This is the linking verb.
I will be happy in the summer with my friends.
I will be happy
in
the summer
wit
h
my friends
This is the predicate adjective.
I threw him the ball.
I Threw Ball
Him
the
This is a verb
I read my brother a book.
I read
my
brother
a
book
This is an indirect object.
I play in the summer, and I ski in the winter.
I play
in the summer
and
I ski
in
the winter
This is a compound sentence.
I fish with my brother because he is fun!
I fish
with mybroth
er
beca
use
he is fun
This is a complex sentence.