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 And noun predicate verb Singers sing. Singers sing

Compound Subject Simple Sentence subject noun

predicate verb

subject noun 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 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 adjective

adverb adverb

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preposition

prep. Object /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

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

subject noun predicate verb predicate noun or adjective

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

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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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