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Sentence Diagramming 101

This lesson will take you through the basic elements of sentence diagramming and will build up to more complex elements. Below, you can start at the point in the lesson of your choice:. Sentence Diagramming 101. Simple Sentences. Compound Subjects. Compound Verbs. Review Quiz.

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Sentence Diagramming 101

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  1. This lesson will take you through the basic elements of sentence diagramming and will build up to more complex elements. Below, you can start at the point in the lesson of your choice: Sentence Diagramming 101 Simple Sentences Compound Subjects Compound Verbs Review Quiz

  2. Intro to Simple Sentences • Every sentence includes two key elements, a subject and a verb. • A subject is made up of a noun or pronoun. • For example, “I” is a subject. • A verb is made up of a word that provides action. • For example, “jumped” is a verb. • As a result, “I jumped” is a simple sentence. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Simple Sentences

  3. Nouns • Definition: Names person, place, thing, or idea. • Examples: student, runners, LaBron James, team, Boyne City, movies, Finding Nemo, justice, honesty Click on the noun below: quarterback sacked he threw Pronouns Verbs Simple Sentences

  4. Pronouns • Definition: Takes place of one or more nouns or pronouns • Examples: I, We, He, Those, everybody Click on the pronoun below: teacher old she so Nouns Verbs Simple Sentences

  5. Verbs • Definition: Shows action or state of being • Action verb = Expresses physical or mental action • Examples: paint, jump, write, throw, know • Linking verb = Connects subject with word identifying or describing it • Examples: appear, be, seem, become, feel, look, etc. • Helping verb = be, have, may, can, were, will, etc. Nouns Pronouns Simple Sentences

  6. Simple Sentence #1 Subject/Noun Action Verb sing Birds Simple Sentence #2 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  7. Simple Sentence #2 Subject/Noun Action Verb students can write The Helping Verb Article Simple Sentence #3 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  8. Simple Sentence #3 Subject/Pronoun Action Verb We can win Helping Verb Key Tip Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  9. Capitalization On sentence diagrams: • Always capitalize the first word of the sentence. • Always capitalize proper nouns. • Click on the word that should not always be capitalized: I We John Michigan More Capitalization Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  10. Intro to Compound Subjects • Some sentences include compound (or two) subjects. • In this case the subjects are combined with the conjunction “and.” • Example: Mustangs and Camaros speed. Conjunctions Compound Subject Sentences Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  11. Conjunctions Definition: Joins words or word groups. Examples: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet In sentence diagramming, conjunctions are written on dotted lines connecting subjects and verbs. Click on the area of the diagram where the conjunction should appear A B C Compound Subject Sentences

  12. Compound Subject Sentence #1 Subject/Noun Action Verb Superman protect and Spiderman Subject/Noun Conjunction Compound Subject Sentence #2 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  13. Compound Subject Sentence #2 Subject/Noun Action Verb hotdog The were eaten and hamburger Helping Verb the Article Conjunction Subject/Noun Compound Subject Sentence #3 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  14. Compound Subject Sentence #3 Subject/Noun Action Verb elephant danced An and giraffe Article Conjunction a Subject/Noun Key Tip Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  15. Articles Articles are types of adjectives, but we have not covered adjectives yet. You may know that adjectives modify nouns and that is what articles do. There are three articles in the English language; they are “the,” “a,” and “an.” “The” is a definite article. “A” and “an” are indefinite articles. Compound Subject Sentence #3 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  16. Other Capitalization Rules...(Click for Examples of Each) Mr. Hertel Proper Names Buddha Religious Names Southwest Regions of the Country Taco Bell Restaurants Religions Judaism Jupiter Planets Adidas Business Names “The Most Dangerous Game” Story Titles Detroit Tigers Team Names “Ice Ice Baby” Song Titles Wednesday Days of the Week The Roaring Twenties Historical Periods Cities and Towns Chicago Back Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  17. Compound Verb Sentence #1 Conjunction Action Verb Subject/Noun sprint Tim Tebow will and pass Action Verb Helping Verb Compound Verb Sentence #2 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  18. Compound Verb Sentence #2 Conjunction Action Verb Subject/Noun win team will either or lose The Action Verb Helping Verb Compound Verb Sentence #3 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  19. Compound Verb Sentence #3 Conjunction Action Verb Subject/Pronoun danced They and laughed Action Verb Review Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  20. Quiz: Sentence #1Kids play A B C D In sentence #1, click where the word “Kids” should appear? Continue Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  21. Quiz: Sentence #2Bunnies hop A B C D In sentence #2, click where the word “hop” should appear? Continue Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  22. Quiz Sentence #3The dancer can sing. In sentence # 3, what is the part of speech of the word “can”? Noun Verb Article Pronoun Continue Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  23. Quiz Sentence #4Mrs. Deming and Mrs. Hertel taught. In sentence #4, what part of speech is the word “and”? Guess Again! Guess Again! Guess Again! Guess Again! Noun Verb Conjunction Pronoun Adjective Continue Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  24. Quiz Sentence #5Beyoncé Knowles will sing and dance. What type of sentence is sentence #5? You got that right! Simple Sentence Compound Subject Compound Verb Adjective Modifier End Quiz Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

  25. Quiz Results:Click the Number You Got Right! 5 3-4 1-2 0 Sentence Diagramming 101: Main Menu

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