Sentence Diagramming Review

The purpose of diagramming sentences is

• to better understand parts of speech.
• to learn a strategy to avoid fragments.
• to have a greater understanding of the structure of sentence.
• all of the above.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

True or false: In order to have a sentence, it must contain a subject and a verb.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

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 line

• start by finding the interjection

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

• the subject is Flowers
• the subject is grow
• There is no subject
• both Flowers and grow are subjects

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which word is the subject: The wise woman thoughtfully answered questions.

• answered

• questions

• thoughfully

• woman

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which word is the subject: Theo hit the ball well, but he ran to the wrong base.

• ball

• Theo

• he

• ran

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

Who is the subject in this sentence?

• gave

• farmers
• vegetables
• kids

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the complete subject of this sentence?

• kids
• The kids
• in the trash
• vegetables

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the predicate of a sentence?

• Contains the main verb of the sentence.

• Contains the sentences main nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which word is the verb in the following sentence: We slowly entered the theater where Lincoln was shot.

• shot

• Lincoln

• we

• entered

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CCSS.L.9-10.1