Diagramming Sentences

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the 2nd 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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

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 left half of the horizontal line

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Diagram the following sentence:

Before Jeremy's funeral, Candace and Ferb took care of maxing out his credit cards in revenge.

h

g

b

a

took

revenge

his

Ferb

funeral

Jeremy

Candace

care

maxing

and

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Diagram the following sentence: Before Jeremy's funeral, Candace and Ferb took care of maxing out his credit cards in revenge.

h

g

b

a

Jeremy

maxing

care

Candace

funeral

and

his

Ferb

revenge

took

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After finding the verb and the subject, what is the next step?

• draw a diagonal line that intersects through the horizontal line, separating the subject and verb

• draw a vertical line that intersects through the horizontal line, separating the subject and direct object

• stare at the ceiling wondering what is the meaning of life

• draw a vertical line that intersects through the horizontal line, separating the subject and verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Where do you place adjectives on a diagram?

• on a horizontal line above the noun

• on a horizontal line above the verb

• on a diagonal line below the noun it is modifying

• on a diagonal line below the verb it is modifying

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

Where do you place adverbs on a diagram?

• on a horizontal line above the noun

• on a horizontal line above the verb

• on a diagonal line below the noun it is modifying

• on a diagonal line below the verb it is modifying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Where do you place a direct object on a diagram?

• on the horizontal line after the subject

• on the horizontal line after the verb

• on a diagonal line underneath the verb

• on a diagonal line underneath the subject

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F