The document outlines 7 steps for diagramming sentences: 1) Identify the verb and place it on the right side of a line, 2) Identify the subject and place it on the left side, 3) Place a direct object after the verb if applicable, 4) Place articles or possessives on a diagonal line from the noun they describe, 5) Place adjectives on a diagonal line from the noun they describe, 6) Place adverbs on a diagonal line from the word they modify, 7) Additional modifiers are placed on additional diagonal lines.
2. Step 1
• Identify the verb in the sentence
• Put it on the right side of the horizontal line
3. Step 2
• Identify the simple subject
• Place it on the left side of the horizontal line
4. Step 3
• If the verb is an action verb, look for a direct
object
• If there is a direct object, place it on the
horizontal line after the verb
5. Step 4
• Look for articles (a, an, the) or possessives
(his, her, their, Joe’s, ect.)
• Place the article or possessive on a diagonal
line coming from the noun it describes
6. Step 5
• Look for adjectives
• Place adjectives on a diagonal line coming
from the noun it describes
– There may be more than one diagonal line coming
from nouns
7. Step 6
• Look for adverbs (describing
verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs)
• Place the adverb on a diagonal line from the
word it is modifying
