DiagrammingBy: Amanda, Tiffanie and Cheyenne

Dogs Run.Dogs

Run

The subject

The verb

Big horses eat quickly.

horses eatBig

quickly

This is an adjective

This is an adverb

I ran in the forest.

I Ranin forestthe

This is a prepositional phrase

Bill and Bob ran.

Bill

Bob& ran

Thes

e ar

e th

e su

bjec

ts.

Bill and bob ran in the forest.

Bill

Bob

and ran

in the forest

This is a prepositional phrase.

Three deer and two elk ran and jumped.

deerThree

and

elktwo

ran

and

jumpedThese are the verbs.

The boy and the girl ran at the track.

boyThe

and

girlthe

ranat The track

This line separates the subject from the verb.

The boy with the smile and the girl with the curls talked.

girl

boy

girl

withThe smile

the

the

with The curls

talked

Direct Objects

I threw the ball.

I threw ball

the

This is a direct object

Bill cut some wood.

Bill cut woodSome

The sentence base is placed on a horizontal line

Jim and Jerry ate a sub.

Jiman

d

Jerry

atea sub

These are the subjects.

Fish ate the minnow.

Fish atethe

minnow

The vertical line that goes through the horizontal line separates the subject and the verb

My mom and my dad drove the big car.

My mom

and

mydad

drovethe big

car

The diagonal line is for adjectives and adverbs. They are called modifiers

The girls and the boys ran quickly.

The

girlsan d

theboys

ranquickly

This is an adjective.

The girls and the boys threw the ball.

girls

the

the

and threw

theball

boys

This is a conjunction.

The creepy bugs and the crawling insects flew silently in the night.

The

creepy

bugs

and

the

crawling

insects

flewsilently

inthenight

This is a modifier.

Mr. Heidebrink caught the ball.

Mr. Heidebrink caughtthe

ball

This is the base line.

I read a big book with a great ending.

I read

a

bigbook witha

great ending

This is a prepositional phrase.

Tall girls shoot the basketball.

Tall

girls shoot thebasketball

This is a direct object.

Tall girls run quickly.

Tall

girls runquickly

This is the base line.

I saw an elk and a buck in the forest.

I saw

an

elk

and

a buck

intheforest

This line separates the subject from the predicate.

She is beautiful.

She is beautiful

This is a linking verb.

This is a predicate adjective.

Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

They are funny.

They are funny

This is the base line.

The boys are funny and happy.

theboys are

funny

andhappy

A short diagonal line follows the linking verb.

My friends from college seem nervous.

my

friendsfrom college

seem nervous

This is a prepositional phrase.

This orange tastes different.

differenttastesorangethis

This is the linking verb.

I will be happy in the summer with my friends.

I will be happy

in

the summer

with

my friends

This is the predicate adjective.

I threw him the ball.

I Threw Ball

Himthe

This is a verb

I read my brother a book.

I read

my

brothera

book

This is an indirect object.

I play in the summer, and I ski in the winter.

I play

in the summer

and

I skiin

the winter

This is a compound sentence.

I fish with my brother because he is fun!

I fishwith mybrother

beca

use

he is fun

This is a complex sentence.