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 forest

the

This is a prepositional phrase

Bill and Bob ran.

Bill

Bob&

ran

Th

ese

are

th

e

sub

ject

s.

Bill and bob ran in the forest.

Bill

Bob

an

d

ran

in

the forest

This is a prepositional phrase.

Three deer and two elk ran and jumped.

deer

Three

an

d

elk

two

ran

an

d

jumpedThese are the verbs.

The boy and the girl ran at the track.

boyThe

an

d

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 wood

Some

The sentence base is placed on a horizontal line

Jim and Jerry ate a sub.

Jim

and

Jerry

atea sub

These are the subjects.

Fish ate the minnow.

Fish ate

the

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

an

d

my

dad

drovethe

big

car

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

The girls and the boys ran quickly.

The

girls

an d

the

boys

ranquickly

This is an adjective.

The girls and the boys threw the ball.

girls

the

the

an

d threwthe

ball

boys

This is a conjunction.

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

The

creepy

bugs

an

d

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

an

d

a

buck

in

theforest

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.

the

boys are

funny

an

dhappy

A short diagonal line follows the linking verb.

My friends from college seem nervous.

my

friendsfrom colleg

e

seem nervous

This is a prepositional phrase.

This orange tastes different.

differenttastesorange

this

This is the linking verb.

I will be happy in the summer with my friends.

I will be happy

in

the summer

wit

h

my friends

This is the predicate adjective.

I threw him the ball.

I Threw Ball

Him

the

This is a verb

I read my brother a book.

I read

my

brother

a

book

This is an indirect object.

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

I play

in the summer

and

I ski

in

the winter

This is a compound sentence.

I fish with my brother because he is fun!

I fish

with mybroth

er

beca

use

he is fun

This is a complex sentence.