Advanced Sentence Diagramming Techniques

What should you do if you need to review the basic rules of diagramming sentences?

• Watch part 2 of the series

• Read a grammar book

• Ask a friend for help

• Go back to part 1 of the series

How are adverbs connected to the verbs they modify in a sentence diagram?

• On a vertical line

• On a horizontal line

• On a slanted line

• On a dotted line

In the sentence 'Monkeys happily eat bananas,' how is 'happily' diagrammed?

• On a dotted line connected to 'eat'

• On a slanted line connected to 'eat'

• On a horizontal line under 'eat'

• On a vertical line next to 'eat'

How are compound subjects and objects connected in a sentence diagram?

• With a solid line

• With a slanted line

• With a dotted line

• With a curved line

In the sentence 'Monkeys love bananas and gorillas,' how are 'bananas' and 'gorillas' diagrammed?

• On a vertical line next to 'love'

• On a slanted line under 'love'

• On the same line as 'love'

• On separate lines connected by a dotted line

Where is the preposition written in a prepositional phrase diagram?

• On a dotted line

• On a slanted line

• On a vertical line

• On a horizontal line

In the sentence 'Monkeys live in the jungle,' how is 'in the jungle' diagrammed?

• On a slanted line connected to 'live'

• On a vertical line next to 'live'

• On a dotted line connected to 'live'

• On a horizontal line under 'live'

What is a complementary infinitive?

• An infinitive that follows a noun

• An infinitive that follows another verb

• An infinitive that follows an adjective

• An infinitive that follows a preposition

In the sentence 'Monkeys ought to eat more vegetables,' how is 'to eat' diagrammed?

• On a horizontal line under 'ought'

• On a slanted line connected to 'ought'

• On a stem above the underline

• On a vertical line next to 'ought'

What should you identify before beginning to diagram a sentence?

• The adjectives and adverbs

• The subject and verb

• All of the above

• The direct and indirect objects