Diagramming Worksheets Name:______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.
Subject Noun And Predicate Verb subject noun predicate verb
I sing.
I sing.
You are singing.
You are singing. He has been singing.
He has been singing.
We have been singing.
We have been singing. You had been singing.
You had been singing They had sung.
They had sung.
PrintNPractice.com – 1 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Compound Subject Simple Sentence subject noun
predicate verb
subject noun conjunction
Joseph and Mary sing. Joseph and sing.
Mary
James and John wrote.
James
and wrote.
John
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John evangelized.
Matthew
Mark and evangelized. Luke
John
PrintNPractice.com – 2 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Compound Predicate Simple Sentence
predicate verb
subject noun
conjunction predicate verb
I worked and left.
worked
I and
left.
You have come and gone.
have come
You and
(have) gone.
He will come or regret.
will come
He or
regret
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Dummy Subjects (Like direct address and exclamations)
dummy subject
subject noun predicate verb
There fl ew a hawk.
There hawk. fl e w a
There arose a storm.
There storm. arose a
It is encouraging to be together.
It
to be together. v is encouraging
There grew a tree in the fi eld.
There tree grew a in fi eld. the
PrintNPractice.com – 4 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Direct Objects
subject noun predicate verb direct object
John wrote testimonials.
John wrote testimonials.
Laura likes apples and bananas.
apples and Laura likes
bananas.
Paul wrote letters.
Paul wrote letters.
Joseph built tables.
Joseph built tables.
PrintNPractice.com – 5 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Indirect Objects
subject noun predicate verb direct object indirect object
Dr. Brown brought Dad medicine.
Dr. Brown brought medicine. (to) Dad
Sally sent my Mother fl owers.
Sally sent fl owers. (to) Mother
John took the coach equipment.
John took equipment. (to) coach the
Andrew gave Michael and Anthony pictures.
Michael Andrew gave pictures. and
Anthony
PrintNPractice.com – 6 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Predicate Complements
subject noun predicate verb predicate noun or adjective
Predicate Noun Or Pronouns
This is milk.
This is milk.
Those are clouds.
Those are clouds.
This is mud. This is mud.
It is she. It is she.
Predicate Adjectives
This is milky. This is milky.
That is cloudy. That is cloudy.
This is muddy. This is muddy.
It is hers. It is hers.
PrintNPractice.com – 7 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Objective Complement
subject noun predicate verb direct object object complement
The class elected Shannon president. (noun)
class selected Shannon president. The
Missouri voted him governor. (noun)
Missouri voted him governor.
Nancy chose Susan fi rst. (adjective)
Nancy chose Susan fi rst.
She called it beautiful. (adjective)
She called it beautiful.
She was appointed secretary and treasurer. (compound noun) secretary
She was appointed and
treasurer.
Black Jack was groomed neat and clean. (compound adjective) neat and Black Jack was groomed
clean.
PrintNPractice.com – 8 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Adjectives subject noun predicate verb direct object adjective preposition adjective indirect object adjective
object adjective
The moon shines.
moon shines. The
The evening moon and the daytime sun shine.
moon evening The
and shine.
sun daytime the
Bright and happy, the painter fi nished the bookshelf.
moon shines. bookshelf. the bright happy and
During the afternoon recital the conductor showed only us the new score.
conductor showed score. the during only the new us
recital the afternoon
PrintNPractice.com – 9 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Adverb subject noun predicate verb predicate adjective adjective adverb adjective
adverb adverb
Very expensive tools are frequently nearly all available.
tools are available. expensive frequently all Very nearly
Good baseball bats are more and more expensive.
bats are expensive. baseball more more good and
PrintNPractice.com – 10 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______PHRASES IN GENERAL Noun Phrases Prepositional Noun Phrases
preposition
prep. Object article/adjective
predicate noun or v predicate verb predicate adjective
Across the road is out. Across
road
the v is out.
The water is coming from under the garage.
water is coming The from under
garage
the v
PrintNPractice.com – 11 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Gerund Noun Phrase gerund
direct object indirect object Calling your friend names can be hurtful.
Calling
names friend
your v can be hurtful
Riding roller coasters is exciting. Riding
coasters
roller v is exciting
Baking a cake requires a timer. Baking
cake
a v requires timer a
PrintNPractice.com – 12 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Infi nitive Noun Phrase
infi nitive direct object indirect object
To speak is important this time.
to speak v is important time.
this
To study well requires patience.
to study
well v requires patience.
The students are to leave later. to leave
later. students are v The
We ought to sound the alarm.
to sound alarm.
the We ought v
PrintNPractice.com – 13 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Prepositional Adjective Phrases preposition
object
She wants one with a fl ower.
She wants one with fl ower. a
He needs one with a shield.
He needs one with shield. a
It requires tools from the shop.
It requires tools from shop. the
The benefi t of praying is great.
benefi t is great. the of
praying
PrintNPractice.com – 14 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Prepositional Adverb Phrases - Adverbial Phrases prep. Adverb
object
She is charmed by the puppy.
She is charmed by puppy the
He ran daily around the park.
He ran around
park. the It sailed weekly through the straits.
It sailed weekly through
straits. the
PrintNPractice.com – 15 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Appositives
head word (appositive)
My daughter Anna is the girl for the job.
(Anna) daughter is girl My the for job the
My teacher Mrs. Henry told us the story.
teacher (Mrs. Henry) told story My the us
Your church St. Anne's is old.
church (St. Anne’s) is old. Your
His school Kent Academy is brand new.
school (Kent Academy) is new His brand
Our boss Mark needs help.
boss (Mark) needs help. Our
Your coach Frank taught you well.
coach (Frank) taught you Your well.
PrintNPractice.com – 16 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Possessive Adjectives
subject noun predicate verb predicate adjective possessive
His story is tragic.
story is tragic. (tragic story) His
Moses' trip was steep.
trip was steep (steep trip) Moses’
My nose is cold.
nose is cold (cold nose) My
Your hat is lost.
hat is lost (lost hat) Your
Her coat is here.
coat is pretty (pretty coat) Her
PrintNPractice.com – 17 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Direct Address (Like dummy subjects and exclamations)
direct address
subject noun predicate verb
Michael, pass the salt.
Michael x (you) pass salt the
Chris, move the statue.
Chris x (you) move statue the
Andrew, carry this quiver.
Andrew x (you) carry quiver this Justin, watch that target.
Justin x (you) watch target that
Brendan, ride this horse.
Brendan x (you) ride horse this
PrintNPractice.com – 18 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Exclamations (Like dummy subjects and direct address)
exclamation
subject noun predicate verb direct object
Oh! Look here.
Oh! x (you) look here.
Goodness! You surprised me. Goodness!
You surprised me. Look! We found it. Look!
We found it. Please! You must eat lunch. Please!
lunch. You eatmust
Ah! Silence is a treasure.
Ah!
Silence is treasure. a
PrintNPractice.com – 19 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______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.
PrintNPractice.com – 20 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______DIAGRAMMING COMPLEX SENTENCES A complex sentence, according to STRUCTURE, is a sentence that is made up of ONE independent clause AND ONE OR MORE dependent clauses.
- Put a dependent noun clause on a stilt where it would go as a subject or object and write any subordinating conjunction on the stilt line.
Subject Noun And Predicate Verb subject noun predicate verb
conjunction v predicate verb
Where he went is known now.
he went
Where v is known. now
PrintNPractice.com – 21 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______Adjective Clause Draw a line to a dependent adjective clause from the noun or pronoun (antecedent) that it describes to the subordinating conjunction. subject noun predicate verb
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
when subordinating conjunction subject noun predicate verb
I sat down
PrintNPractice.com – 22 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______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 diff erent 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
John watched; but, when night fell, the soldiers returned. John watched
; but
soldiers returned the
when
night fell
PrintNPractice.com – 23 – Date:______Diagramming Worksheets Name:______DIAGRAMMING DIRECT QUOTATIONS When the quote is a partial sentence that is part of the host sentence, diagram it as part of the sentence or clause.
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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