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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