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Sentence Diagramming

Sentence Diagramming. Part 8: Conjunctions, Compound Subjects, & Verbs. What is a Conjunction?. A conjunction is a word that joins a words or a groups of words. or. and. but. for. nor. yet. so. Identifying Conjunctions. Oxford and Cambridge are universities in England.

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Sentence Diagramming

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  1. Sentence Diagramming Part 8: Conjunctions, Compound Subjects, & Verbs

  2. What is a Conjunction? • A conjunction is a word that joins a words or a groups of words. or and but for nor yet so

  3. Identifying Conjunctions • Oxford and Cambridge are universities in England. • Students can study English or history. • Oxford is more famous, but Cambridge is nearly as good! • They go to school so they can get a job. Conjunctions often create sentences with COMPOUND SUBJECTS & COMPOUND PREDICATES

  4. Diagramming Compound Subjects: • Oxford and Cambridge are universities in England. Oxford and are universities in England Cambridge If a CONJUNCTION appears in the subject, the sentence has a COMPOUND SUBJECT The conjunction goes on a dotted line that joins the two parts of the subject.

  5. Students can study English or history. Diagramming Compound Predicates • Students can study English or history. English Students can study or history This sentence has two DIRECT OBJECTS that are joined by a CONJUNCTION. The CONJUNCTION goes on a dotted line that joins the two parts of the PREDICATE.

  6. Diagramming Compound Sentences • Oxford is more famous, but Cambridge is nearly as good! Oxford is famous but more Cambridge is good as nearly

  7. Diagramming Compound Sentences • They go to school so they can get a job. They go school so to They can get job a

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