Sentence Diagramming: Daniel Stansberry

Sentence
Diagramming
Daniel Stansberry
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Contents
Introduction to Sentence Diagramming 3
A Brief History of Diagramming 5
Getting Started 7
Diagramming Simple Subjects and Verbs 8
Diagramming Adjectives 10
Diagramming Direct Objects 12
Diagramming Prepositional Phrases 14
Got It? 16
Review 18
Quiz Time 20
Want More? 29
References 30
This will introduce you to the basics
of sentence diagramming and help
you begin diagramming sentences on
your own!
When we finish, you should be able

to diagram simple subjects, verbs,
direct objects, adjectives, and
prepositional phrases!
Click Go to start! GO!

How to move around
Click the buttons below to get from one
place to another in the lesson:
Go to the next slide

Go back one slide
Go back to the last slide you viewed
Go back to the beginning

Who started it?
Brainerd Kellogg and
Alonzo Reed wrote a
book in 1899 called
Graded Lessons in En
glish
. In it, they supported
use of diagramming
as a way to
understand grammar Check out an o
and sentence ld diagram!
structure.
What does it mean to diagram a
sentence?
A sentence diagram is a different way to
look at the parts of a sentence. You use
lines to separate the sentence into its
parts. Its a great way to let you see the
parts of a sentence that we talk about
every day and to understand how things
fit together to make a sentence.

To start, draw a T on your paper
Remember: Only capitalize

words that are capitalized in
the sentence!
On the line, the simple subject goes
on the left, and the verb goes on
the right.
simple subject verb

Example:
Bob jumped.
Bob jumped

Adjectives go on slanted lines
underneath the words they describe.
simple subject verb

ad
ad
jec
jec
t
t
ive
ive

Example:
The tall boy ran.
boy ran
Th
tal
e

Direct Objects (DO) follow a half
line that is after the verb.
simple direct
verb object
subject

Example:
Bob saw Susie.
Bob saw Susie

Prepositional phrases are shown
under the words they modify with a
slanted line for the preposition and a
straight line for its object.
p re
p.
obj. of prep.
ad
jec
tiv
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Example:
Bob saw Susie at the store.
Bob saw Susie

at
store
the

Got it?
No? Yes!
Get help with...
Think about this
SS/V
simple subjects & verbs
one:
Bill drove the car
direct objects
DO
over the bridge.
prepositional phrases
PREP Then...
adjectives Check your answer
ADJ
Get it right????????
Bill drove car

ove
the
bridge
r
the

Lets Review
Diagramming sentences is another way to
understand grammar and sentence
structure.
Simple subjects and verbs go on a
horizontal line, separated by a vertical line.
Adjectives go under the words they
modify.
Direct objects go after a half vertical line
that follows the verb.

Lets Review (cont.)
Prepositional phrases start on slanted
lines under the words they modify.
Prepositions are on slanted lines and the
objects are on horizontal lines.
simple
subject verb DO
pre
adj
obj. of prep.
p
.
adj.

Quiz Time!
Click the letter of the correct diagram for
this sentence: The dog chased the cat.
The chased cat dog chased the

a. b.
do
the
Th
ca
t
g
e
The chased the dog chased cat
c. d.
do
ca
Th
th e
t
g

Next Question
Try Again

Quiz Time: #2
Click the letter of the correct diagram for
this sentence: The nice man drove his car.
a. The drove his

b. man drove car
nic
ca
m
nic
hi
Th
an
r
e
s
e
e
c. man drove car d. man drove his
the
nic
hi
ca
ni
Th
ce
r
e
e
Next Question
Try Again

Quiz Time: #3
Click the letter of the correct diagram for this
sentence: I ate dinner at the restaurant.
a. I ate dinner b. dinner ate I

at
at
restaurant restaurant
the .
the .
c. I ate dinner d. I ate restaurant
at
at
restaurant dinner
the .
the .
Find out more!
Try Again

Want more???????
For more examples For more advanced
and a presentation topics and practice
on diagramming all exercises that you
the parts of a can do and check
sentence, click your answers, click
here. here.

References
Darling, C. (2004). Guide to Grammar and Writing. Retrieved
November 20, 2004, from http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
Moutoux, E. R. (2004). Sentence Diagramming. Retrieved

November 18, 2004, from
http://www.geocities.com/gene_moutoux/diagrams.htm
Reed, A., & Kellogg, B. (1899). Graded lessons in English : an

elementary English grammar : consisting of one hundred practical
lessons, carefully graded and adapted to the class-room.
Retrieved November 17, 2004, from 19th Century Schoolbooks:
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?
c=nietz&view=toc&idno=00ABY4888m

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Sentence

When we finish, you should be able

Click Go to start! GO!

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Go to the next slide

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Remember: Only capitalize

simple subject verb

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simple subject verb

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Bob saw Susie

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Bob saw Susie

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Bill drove car

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The chased cat dog chased the

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a. The drove his

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a. I ate dinner b. dinner ate I

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Moutoux, E. R. (2004). Sentence Diagramming. Retrieved

Reed, A., & Kellogg, B. (1899). Graded lessons in English : an

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