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Diagramming Sentences

Take out diagrams from Wednesday
Practice
• Diagram the following sentences on your own.
1. Ashley quickly kicked the ball.
2. Matthew drew a colorful picture.
3. Nathan yelled loudly.
4. Andrew ran quickly.
5. Kaitlyn gave her a present.
6. Kristen rode the horse.
7. Craig jumped abruptly.
8. Paige studied intently.
9. Kelly spike the ball.
10. Brianne has a little brother.
11. Kali has a little sister.
12. Taylor borrowed my yellow pencil.
13. Lily asked a question.
14. Madison forgot her glasses.
Compare/Contrast Essay
• Take out paragraphs
• Finish
• Share
Diagramming Sentences
• Write 2 sentences on your own which contain:
  – A subject
  – Verb
  – 1 Adjective
  – 1 Adverb
  – Direct Object
• THEN, diagram those sentences
Backwards Diagrams
• Share diagrams with partners
• Can you tell what the original sentence
  was???
• Try backwards diagramming
New Steps
• Predicate Nouns and Adjectives
• Indirect Objects
Predicate nouns and predicate adjectives follow the
verb and are separated from the verb by a slanted line.


        The glacier is not really dangerous.



                glacier        is               dangerous




  Josiah Budnick is a brilliant professor.

      Josiah Budnick      is        professor
Indirect objects are arranged under the main sentence line.

   Professor Higgins gave her students two projects.




       Professor Higgins     gave         projects


                                              students
With compound subjects and predicates, the sentence diagram
begins to branch out.


  The professor and her colleagues are studying glaciers and avalanches.


  professor                                                  glaciers

                                are studying




                                                           and
                    and




   colleagues                                                    avalanches
Compound verbs are put on branches in a similar fashion.



 The professor and her colleagues are studying and classifying glaciers.


 professor                            are studying

                                                                   glaciers
                                    and
                   and




  colleagues                              classifying
Practice
•   Sally and Tim went to the store.
•   Sally runs and jumps.
•   The shoes are sparkly.
•   Those tomatoes are fruits.

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  • 1. Diagramming Sentences Take out diagrams from Wednesday
  • 2. Practice • Diagram the following sentences on your own. 1. Ashley quickly kicked the ball. 2. Matthew drew a colorful picture. 3. Nathan yelled loudly. 4. Andrew ran quickly. 5. Kaitlyn gave her a present. 6. Kristen rode the horse. 7. Craig jumped abruptly. 8. Paige studied intently. 9. Kelly spike the ball. 10. Brianne has a little brother. 11. Kali has a little sister. 12. Taylor borrowed my yellow pencil. 13. Lily asked a question. 14. Madison forgot her glasses.
  • 3. Compare/Contrast Essay • Take out paragraphs • Finish • Share
  • 4. Diagramming Sentences • Write 2 sentences on your own which contain: – A subject – Verb – 1 Adjective – 1 Adverb – Direct Object • THEN, diagram those sentences
  • 5. Backwards Diagrams • Share diagrams with partners • Can you tell what the original sentence was??? • Try backwards diagramming
  • 6. New Steps • Predicate Nouns and Adjectives • Indirect Objects
  • 7. Predicate nouns and predicate adjectives follow the verb and are separated from the verb by a slanted line. The glacier is not really dangerous. glacier is dangerous Josiah Budnick is a brilliant professor. Josiah Budnick is professor
  • 8. Indirect objects are arranged under the main sentence line. Professor Higgins gave her students two projects. Professor Higgins gave projects students
  • 9. With compound subjects and predicates, the sentence diagram begins to branch out. The professor and her colleagues are studying glaciers and avalanches. professor glaciers are studying and and colleagues avalanches
  • 10. Compound verbs are put on branches in a similar fashion. The professor and her colleagues are studying and classifying glaciers. professor are studying glaciers and and colleagues classifying
  • 11. Practice • Sally and Tim went to the store. • Sally runs and jumps. • The shoes are sparkly. • Those tomatoes are fruits.