Diagramming Direct Objects in Grammar

What is the first step in sentence diagramming?

• Place adjectives and adverbs

• Identify the subject

• Find the verb

• Draw the horizontal and vertical lines

Where should adjectives and adverbs be placed in a sentence diagram?

• Above the subject and verb

• Below the subject and verb

• At the end of the sentence

• Next to the subject and verb

In the sentence 'A dog barked loudly', what is the subject?

• Dog

• A

• Loudly

• Barked

In the sentence 'A dog barked loudly', what part of speech is 'loudly'?

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

What is a direct object?

• An adjective describing the subject

• A noun that receives the action of the verb

• The verb of the sentence

• The subject of the sentence

In the sentence 'Steve wrote the essay', what is the direct object?

• The

• Essay

• Wrote

• Steve

How is the direct object diagrammed in a sentence?

• With a line that goes below the verb

• With a line that goes all the way down

• With a line that stops at the horizontal line

• With a line that goes above the subject

In the sentence 'The player hit the ball', what is the verb?

• Hit

• Player

• The

• Ball

What is the complete subject in the sentence 'The other basketball coach has followed her example'?

• The other basketball coach

• Has followed her example

• Followed her example

• Coach

What is the complete predicate in the sentence 'The other basketball coach has followed her example'?

• The other basketball coach

• Has followed her example

• Coach

• Followed