Sentence Diagraming

The purpose of diagramming sentences is

• to better understand parts of speech.

• to learn a strategy to avoid fragments.

• to have a greater understanding of the structure of sentence.

• all of the above.

My teacher is smart.
What is the complete subject?

• teacher
• My teacher
• is
• is smart.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the sentence diagrammed?

• The beauty of language seen.
• See the beauty of language.
• The language of beauty is see.
• The see is beauty

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is is the simple predicate in the diagram?

• The teacher
• Teacher
• Worked
• worked with

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

How would you write the sentence?

• Christina Perri and Bruno Mars are singers.
• Bruno Mars and Christina Perry are singers.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

What is the complete subject?

• Lady
• The Lady
• The old little Lady
• The little old lady

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Which of the following sentence has an indirect object?

• Marta brought chocolates for him.
• Marta brought chocolates.
• Marta brought yummy chocolates.
• Marta brought him.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

What is the first step to diagramming a sentence?

• start by finding the subject of the sentence

• start by finding the verb in the sentence

• start by drawing a horizontal line

• start by finding the interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the 2nd step for diagramming a sentence?

• Find the verb, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• draw a horizontal line

• Find the subject, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• Find the conjunction and write on the left half of the horizontal line

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the 3rd step for diagramming a sentence?

• Find the verb, and write it on the right half of the horizontal line

• draw a horizontal line

• Find the subject, and write it on the left half of the horizontal line

• Find the conjunction and write on the left half of the horizontal line

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1