Simple Sentence Diagramming

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.

My teacher is smart.
What is the complete subject?

• teacher
• My teacher
• is
• is smart.

What is the sentence diagrammed?

• The beauty of language seen.
• See the beauty of language.
• The language of beauty is see.
• The see is beauty

What is is the simple predicate in the diagram?

• The teacher
• Teacher
• Worked
• worked with

What word modifies grammar?

• Practice
• Worked
• Teacher
• Students

True or False: the sentence has a predicate noun.

• True
• False

True or False: The sentence has a predicate noun.

• True
• False

How would you write the sentence?

• Christina Perri and Bruno Mars are singers.
• Bruno Mars and Christina Perry are singers.

Which of the following statements is not true?

• The sentence has a conjunction.
• The sentence is a fragment.
• The sentence has a predicate noun.
• The sentence does not have modifiers.

How many modifiers are in the sentence?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 5