1. Diagramming sentences involves organizing them visually by drawing a base line and placing the subject and verb with a line connecting them. 2. Additional elements like adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are added to the diagram below or next to the words they modify. 3. Examples of diagrammed sentences are provided to demonstrate how to visually layout the grammatical elements in a sentence.

1. Sentence Diagrams

2. Diagramming is a way to: 3. Organize a sentence 1. See how parts of a sentence work together 2. Understand how the parts of a sentence relate to one another Cat Walked The Slowly The to Garage

3. Steps to Diagramming a Sentence 1. Draw a Base Line 2. On the line write the subject and verb of the sentence with a line between the subject and verb Cat walked Example Sentence: The cat walked

4. TRY IT!!! Sam watched baseball yesterday. Sam watched The dog is quick. Dog is DIAGRAM THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB OF EACH SENTENCE BELOW

5. 3. Looking at the VERB & ask the question WHAT??? This answer is placed to the right of the verb! Sam watched baseball yesterday. Sam watched ------ What????? Sam watched baseball

6. The dog is quick. Is ------ What????? Dog is quick TRY IT!!!

7. TRY IT!!! She had milk for breakfast. She had milk

8. 3. Adjectives go under the word they describe! Dog is quick The dog is quick. The The small black dog is quick. small black

9. TRY IT!!! My friend is bringing cold soda. friend is bringing soda my cold

10. TRY IT!!! The math assignment was very hard. assignment was hard the math very

11. 3. Adverbs go under the word they describe! Sam watched baseball yesterday . Sam watched baseball Yesterday

12. TRY IT!!! Your mom put your books there. mom put books your there your

13. TRY IT!!! The red car was driving extremely slow. car was driving extremely red slow the

14. TRY IT!!! The Brewers finally won a game. Brewers won game the finally a

15. Prepositions Sally is going to the store. to the store DESCRIBING Ask What 1. 2. 3. PREPOSITION Is going Sally

16. Prepositions The Brewers finally won a game in the new stadium. Brewers won game stadium the new IN the finally a

17. Sam watched baseball at his friend’s house yesterday. Sam watched baseball Yesterday Prepositions house at his Friend’s

18. TRY IT!!! The cherry orchard in Door County has the bing cherries. orchard has cherries the the cherry bing in county door

19. TRY IT!!! I am wearing the red shirt in the washing machine. I am wearing shirt the red in the Washing machine

20. 1 sentence + , + conjunction + 1 sentence Compound Sentences Sam watched baseball on t.v. and the brewers won. , Comma

21. Conjunctions and or but so

22. 1 sentence + conjunction + 1 sentence Compound Sentences Sam watched baseball on t.v . , and the brewers won. Sam watched baseball on t.v . Brewers won the ,and

23. Try It Mom is going to Subway, but I wanted a hamburger. Mom Is going to Subway I wanted ,but hamburger a

24. Try It Mr. Reisler is my math teacher, but his room is on the other side of the school. room is ,but Mr. Reisler Is teacher on side the of school the other my math his