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How to Diagram a Sentence

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Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Diagramming Subjects and Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Imperative and Interrogative Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Complements—Direct Objects and Indirect Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Subject Complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Diagramming Skills Review I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Compound Complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Prepositional Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Clauses—Compound Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Diagramming Skills Review II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Compound-Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Diagramming Cumulative Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Subjects

1. Aredcanoefloatedgracefullydownstream.

2. Thegirlinthefrontrowcheeredloudlyforherclassmates.

3. PaulBunyanisalegendarywoodsman.

4. Thebrowndogbarkedatthemailman.

5. Myfolder with the green coverisinmylocker.

6. JustinandPeterranquicklyontheplayground.

7. The Phantom Tollboothisafunnybook.

8. Therunnerwastiredaftertherace.

9. MyyoungersisterisadoctorinPhiladelphia.

10. JoeandEvansangloudlyontheschoolbus.

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Predicates

1. The weather hasbeenwarm.

2. Juliasplashedinapuddle.

3. Emilslidandfell on the ice.

4. Dougatethreepancakesforbreakfast.

5. Monticelloisabeautifulbuilding.

6. Theclassvisitedtheartmuseum.

7. Thechildrenswamandplayedinthepool.

8. MichaelPhelpswonanothergoldmedal.

9. ShelSilversteinhaswrittenmanypoems.

10. Thequarterbackthrewtwotouchdowns.

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Diagramming Subjects and Verbs

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

dog was barking

Alice can �nd

player is

Mary is

Courtney reads

They painted

Boy Scout used

Derek rode

players were

Library of Congress is

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Imperative and Interrogative Sentences

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

(you) Did turn

Dave Does like

(you) Brush

(you) Remember

(you) Clean

Amy was

Arnold is laughing

(you) Feed

(you) Can �nd

(you) Finish

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Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Sue

Sally

left

and

They

laughed

talked

and

and

Jessica

Sam

calledand

and

dog

cat

ran

chased

and

and

boys

girls

sang

danced

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Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

We

read

discussed

and

I

jumped

screamed

and

Chocolate

vanilla

areand

We

swam

played

andShe

I

went

saw

and

and

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Complements—Direct Objects and Indirect Objects

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

Penny watched them Steve ate pizza

he Did give coat

you

Erica likes The Beatles

Javaria gave jewelry team won game

John plays soccer you Did �nish test

Alex sent card

Molly

Sandy bought dog

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Subject Complements

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

house is old book seems interesting

Eli Whitney was inventor Sarah looked surprised

dress was attractive Jimmy is student

Charlie Brown is character audience remained silent

pizza smells delicious Chloe is artist


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Diagramming Skills Review I

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

Theo looks tired Mr. Jones gave award

me

(you) Finish

Timothy

James

played checkersand

students

studied

read

and

Happy

are

Sleepy

dwarvesandweather is cool Sarah felt excited

you Do like pizzayou Are ready

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Compound Complements

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Daniel is

musician

athlete

and

Melanie made

brownies

cookies

and

mother sent postcardsister

me

andzebra is

black

white

and

sky looks

dark

cloudy

and

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Compound Complements

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

librarian loaned booksAmelia

Jennifer

and

Judith plays

soccer

hockey

and

Scott is

mathematician

scientist

and

Taylor gave giftIke

Tom

and

ocean isvast

salty

and

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Modifiers

1.

2.

3.

4.

Selma singsoften

girlThat

madea snow

fort

Woolen

clothing isvery

warm

He gave package

her

the

veryheavy

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Modifiers

5. 9.

6. 10.

7.

8.

ball bouncedThe

very

quickly

girl issmall

The�nea

ballerina

Peter is boya talented

John is boya

very

talented

bag is heavy

blueThe

Sarah likes movies

black white

and

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1. 5.

2.

3.

4.

roof leaks

house

The

of

the

Mary sat

door

by

the

capital is Annapolis

Maryland

Theof

trees

trees

Cherryapple

bloom

in

spring

the

and

puppy

The

brown

ran

played

happily

in

the

park

and

Prepositional Phrases

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Prepositional Phrases

6. 9.

7. 10.

8.

trunk sticks

The of

my

car

dog is lying

The by

the

stove

top is cluttered

The of

my

dresser

were draped

gracefullyon

the

wall

scarves

TheClaudia traveled

Spain

to

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Clauses—Compound Sentences

1.

2.

Eric ran miles

threeso

he was tired

Harris likes robots

but

Page likes �owers

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3.

4.

They went

gameand

Ravens won

to

the

the

Alex wentto

Scotlandand

he visited castlea

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5.

6.

I ate pizza

but

she ate salada

a

weather was beautiful

so

we went

walkfor

The

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7.

8.

class went

and

they saw artifacts

museumto

the

The

Daniel plays basketball

but

Taylor plays soccer

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9.

10.

Tom practiced guitarthe

and

Sally played pianothe

Alice was sleepy

so

she took napa


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Diagramming Skills Review II

1.

2.

3.

I ran

park

through

the

today

The

vase isvery

prettybrown

Jason watched television

and

Eric read magazinea


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4.

5.

6.

book belongs

shelf

The

on

the

to

Greg

dog barkedThe

very

loudlybrown

We �shed

but

we did catch anything

not


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8.

9.

Evan made

cake

piefor dessert

and

Celeste is

writer

photographer

a

a

and

Je� went

but

it was crowded

tozoo

the


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10. I went

market

to

the

farmers’

on

Sunday

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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses

1.

2.

boy is fastThe

who won racethe

movie was funnyThe

we saw that

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3.

4.

Riga is city

which is capitalof

Latvia

a beautiful

the

Lydia is athletic

who plays soccer

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5.

6.

teammate is someoneA

you can trust whom

Joe

Robert

are creative

andwho read comic books

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7.

8.

Casablanca is setin

Morocco

which is moviea famous

Chocolate chip is �avor

I like that

the ice cream

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9.

10.

Danny likes classmusic

who plays guitar

Tina enjoyed bookthe

she read that

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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses

1.

2.

We will go

play is over

dinnerto

the

when

Jonas was given privileges

he was responsible

Because

out

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3.

4.

we should eatoutside

weather remains sunny

As long as

I eat ta�yalways

saltwater

to

the

the

boardwalk

Whenever

I go

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5.

6.

Sidney did knownot

where

her

she left jacket

father made dinnerhis

While

Joe studied

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7.

8.

Thomas can run

faster

I can

than

We may go

you likew

herever

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9.

10.

I will run miles�veon

Unless

Saturday

it rains

You must work

untilyou are �nished

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Compound-Complex Sentences

1.

2.

game was canceled

but

it was rescheduled

the

forMonday

hurricane wasthe near

Because

Stefan likes movies

but

brother likes comedies

scary

his

who collects coins

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3.

4.

it taxied

gateand

to

the

passengers satthe patiently

plane landedthe

When

Jenny has doga

but

she wants ponya

mother is veterinarianawhose

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5.

6.

Tom Sawyer is book

and

it is set

a popular

in

the

South

which is booka by Mark Twain

we play horseshoes

and

we play backgammonsometimes

I visit grandparents

Whenever

my

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7.

8.

she helped me

and

I was thankfulvery

Jane was tired

Although

Oliver likes food

but

Bert prefers sushi

Thai

it is

because

spicy

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9.

10.

Harry went

but

he forgot wallet

to

the

store

hisathome

he needed milk

because

�avor is chocolate chip

but

she likes vanilla

The

I prefer that


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Diagramming Cumulative Review

1.

2.

3.

Jerry gave present

Stephen

on

Monday

a

birthday

Adam is teacher

but

sister is doctor

a

ahis

I like dogs

they are friendly

because


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5.

6.

mouse walkedquiet

The

very

slowlyin

the

hall

(you) Make turna left

at

the

tra�c

light

Tara wanted dress

but

it was

the

she liked

that

forsale

not


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8.

9.


we ate lunch

it was sunny

Because

on

the

patio

and

I bought

peppers

tomatoes

green

at

the

store

and

Alex

ate

Doug

bagels

for

breakfast

sesame


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you Do like mustard

hot dog

on

your

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