Sentence Diagramming Lessons 4-7

What is a noun?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that shows action or links the subject to additional information

• A word that describes adjectives

• What the sentence is about

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the first step to diagramming a sentence?

• start by finding the subject of the sentence

• start by finding the verb in the sentence

• start by drawing a horizontal and vertical line

• start by finding the interjection

What is the second step for diagramming a sentence?

• Find the verb, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• draw a horizontal line

• Find the subject, and write it on the left half of the horizontal line

• Find the conjunction and write on the left half of the horizontal line

What is the 3rd step for diagramming a sentence?

• Find the verb, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• draw a horizontal line

• Find the subject, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• Find the conjunction and write on the left half of the horizontal line

What is the noun in the sentence?

• The

• big

• black

• cat

• purrs

Where do you place adjectives on a diagram?

• on a horizontal line above the noun/pronoun

• on a horizontal line above the verb

• on a diagonal line below the noun/pronoun it is modifying

• on a diagonal line below the verb it is modifying

What is the predicate in the sentence?

• The

• big

• black

• cat

• purrs

Select the article in the sentence.

• The

• big

• black

• cat

• purrs

The words "big" and "black" in the sentence are what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Articles

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

The big black cat purrs.

When you diagram this sentence, which word will "black" and "big" be linked to with a slanted/diagonal line underneath it?