Diagramming Reference Sheet with Examples Sentence Diagram - A sentence diagram is a chart that shows the relation of the words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence to analyze a fault in a sentence or whether the word “who” or “whom” is to be used. A habit of drawing the diagram of a sentence on paper soon transfers to being able to diagram mentally with the speed of thought necessary for good speech or impromptu writing. The diagram of a sentence can find the fault in legal arguments, bad laws, or poor instructions.
DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SENTENCES:
Subject Noun And Predicate Verb subject noun predicate verb Singers sing. Singers sing
Compound Subject Simple Sentence subject noun
predicate verb
subject noun conjunction Joseph and Mary sing.
Joseph
sing and Mary
Compound Predicate Simple Sentence Joseph saws and files. predicate verb saws
subject noun Joseph and files
conjunction predicate verb
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Dummy Subjects (Like direct address and exclamations)
dummy subject
subject noun predicate verb It is encouraging to be together.
It to be together
is encouraging
There grew a tree in the field.
There tree grew a in field the
Direct Objects subject noun predicate verb direct object John wrote testimonials. John wrote testimonials
Laura likes apples and bananas.
apples
Laura likes and bananas
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Predicate Complements
subject noun predicate verb predicate noun or adjective This is milk. This is milk
This is milky. This is milky
Objective Complement
subject noun predicate verb direct object object complement The class elected Shannon president. class elected Shannon president the
Adjectives
subject noun predicate verb direct object adjective preposition adjective indirect object adjective
object adjective
Adverb subject noun predicate verb predicate adjective adjective adverb adjective
adverb adverb
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preposition
prep. Object article/adjective
predicate predicate noun or predicate verb predicate adjective
Across the road is out. Across
road the
is out
The water is coming from under the garage.
Water is coming
the under
from garage the
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direct object indirect object Calling your friend names can be hurtful.
Calling
names friend your
can be hurtful
Infinitive Noun Phrase
infinitive direct object indirect object
To speak is important this time. To speak
is important time
this
Prepositional Adjective Phrases preposition
object She wants one with a flower.
She wants one with flower a
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object She is charmed by the puppy.
She is charmed by puppy the
Appositives
head word (appositive)
My daughter Anna is the girl for the job.
daughter (Anna) is girl My the for job the
Possessive Adjectives
subject noun predicate verb predicate noun or adjective possessive
Luther’s story is tragic.
story is tragic Luther’s
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direct address
subject noun predicate verb
Michael, pass the salt.
Michael x (you) pass salt the
Exclamations (Like dummy subjects and direct address)
exclamation
subject nounpredicate verb direct object
Oh! Look here.
Oh x (you) look here
Practice Worksheets www.PrintNPractice.com - 7 - Name: Diagramming Reference Sheet with Examples DIAGRAMMING COMPOUND SENTENCES A compound sentence, according to STRUCTURE, is a sentence made up of TWO or more independent clauses that are connected by punctuation or conjunctions. Diagram compound sentences in the same manner as simple sentences except show the connection between the clauses. When a compound sentence omits to use the conjunctions and, or, nor, but, yet, or for (FANBOY) between clauses add a semicolon between them in the diagram. Subject Noun And Predicate Verb subject noun predicate verb
;
subject noun predicate verb
He ran; she walked.
He ran
;
she walked
Tip: When and, or, nor, but, yet, or for (FANBOY) are used between the clauses of a compound sentence, place the conjunction on the line between the clauses.
He ran and she walked.
He ran
and
she walked
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- Put a dependent noun clause on a stilt where it would go as a subject or object (antecedents) and write any subordinating conjunction on the stilt line.
Subject Noun And Predicate Verb
subject noun predicate verb
conjunction predicate verb
Where he went is known now. he went where is known now
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subject noun predicate verb direct object subordinating conjunction
Walsh, whose biography you have read, has died.
Walsh has died
you have read biography whose
Draw a dotted line to a dependent adverb clause to the predicate verb that it describes and write the subordinating conjunction on the dotted line. subject noun predicate verb The phone rang when I sat down.
phone rang the
subordinating conjunction subject noun predicate verb when I sat down
Practice Worksheets www.PrintNPractice.com - 10 - Name: Diagramming Reference Sheet with Examples DIAGRAMMING COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES A compound-complex sentence, according to STRUCTURE, is a sentence that has TWO or more independent clauses AND one or more dependent clauses. Again, simply connect the different phrases with their conjunction, subordinating conjunction or semicolon. subject noun predicate verb conjunction or semicolon
subject noun predicate verb direct object subordinating conjunction
subject noun predicate verb
Dorothy hoped; but, when night fell, the soldiers returned. Dorothy hoped
but
soldiers returned the
when
night fell
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subject noun predicate verb subordinating conjunction
subject noun predicate verb predicate adjective adverb
She exclaimed that it was "pretty cute"!
She exclaimed That
it was cute pretty
When the quote is a full sentence diagram it as a sentence and diagram the HE SAID portion independently of the quote. The Bible said, "Jesus wept." subject noun predicate verb article Bible said the subject noun predicate verb
Jesus wept
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