Diagramming Sentences

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'paints' in 'The artist paints swiftly.'

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: 'He' in 'He ate a hamburger.'

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'Jake laughed.'

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences. Example: 'and' in 'He danced and laughed.'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: 'ghost' in 'The spooky white ghost floated eerily.'

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What is a predicate?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is. Example: 'ate a hamburger' in 'He ate a hamburger.'

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example: 'spooky' in 'The spooky white ghost.'

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often ending in '-ly'. Example: 'swiftly' in 'The artist paints swiftly.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go, but it was raining.'

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that work together but do not contain a subject-verb pair. Example: 'at the park' in 'At the park we played soccer.'