Diagramming Sentences

1. Diagramming Sentences Academic Writing I Monday, February 14th, 2022

2. Diagramming Sentences • When you diagram sentences, you identify the sentence’s different parts of speech and how they work together. Even the simplest of sentences must have a subject and a verb, and grammatical rules dictate how the subject and verb interact.

4. ComponentsofSentences • Sentences contain a number of different components, or parts, that must work together. Diagramming sentences allows you to separate and identify these different components of sentences by arranging them pictorially. • Although there are several methods of diagramming a sentence, each involves separating the subject, the predicate (the verb) and the other components of a sentence.

5. Those components can include: • Subject – who or what the sentence is about; the noun doing the action • predicate – verb or action being done • direct object – something/someone the action is done to • indirect object – the person/thing the action is done to or for • prepositions – relationship words that provide information about how the other parts of the sentence fit together • modifiers – words that provide additional detail about a subject, action or object in the sentence • articles – words that modify nouns • dependent (subordinate) clauses – clauses that can't stand alone • conjunctions – words that connect other words together

6. Why is it important? • Diagramming sentences helps you identify how the parts of a sentence work together. It provides a deeper understanding of the function that words play in sentences. This can help make your own writing clearer and free of grammatical errors.

7. How to Diagram a Sentence

11. Practice Instructions: Diagram the following sentences in the Padlet board. Use the correct form. 1- Grass grows. 2- Dogs play 3- Jeff laughed and chuckled. 4- Caroline wrote and drew. 5- Jeff and Marie sing and dance.

12. Instructions: Share your answers in the following Padlet board. Don’t forget to add your name ( first name and last name) https://padlet.com/teachingunivo2020/6wdusxg0wtkv7fhl

13. Follow these simple steps to properly diagram any sentence.

14. Each of the other components of the sentence belong below the baseline of the sentence, according to specific sentence diagramming rules. These parts include modifiers, prepositions, indirect objects, subordinate clauses, articles, interjections, and so on. Below the Baseline

15. Purpose of Diagramming Sentences There are a number of different reasons diagramming sentences can be useful, all of which are related to developing a deeper understanding of English grammar. Diagramming sentences can help you to: • Learn and identify the parts of speech. • Understand how the parts of speech function together to create compound sentences • Explore methods of joining subjects, verbs and objects • Understand complex grammatical tools used to make compound sentences, including prepositional phrases, verbal nouns, modifiers and compound subjects

17. Diagramming Adjectives Instructions: Diagram the following sentences in the Padlet board. Use the correct form. 1- Sonja held my orange cat. 2- The beautiful white swans floated. 3- Randy owns a blue and white skateboard. 4- Did you eat the chocolate cake?

20. Diagramming Adverbs Instructions: Diagram the following sentences in the Padlet board. Use the correct form. 1- Every student reads quietly. 2- The sailboat glided very slow. 3- Josh and Ben worked quickly. 4- Be very careful.

23. Diagramming Direct Objects Instructions: Diagram the following sentences in the Padlet board. Use the correct form. 1- Mom made dinner. 2- Grandmother grows beautiful flowers. 3- The state has many parks. 4- Alex and Claire are making a map.

25. Diagramming indirect Objects Instructions: Diagram the following sentences in the Padlet board. Use the correct form. 1- I wrote Karla a note. 2- Max gave Benjamin a ride. 3- A bought Sarah a cookie at lunch. 4- Carmen mailed Efrain an invitation.

26. Remember… • If you’re writing a sentence and something doesn’t sound quite right, try diagramming it. You may find that your modifiers are too far from their modified words, you’re missing an article, or your sentence is a fragment. Diagramming sentences is a great way to clear up common grammatical errors in your writing.