How to Diagram Sentences

How to Teach Kids To Diagram Sentences: Part 1
visual representations that show the relationships
of the parts of sentences
subject + predicate + direct object
Tommy really loves baseball.
Tommy loves baseball
subject + subject + predicate + direct object
Mom and Lilly walked the dog.
Mom
Lilly
walked dog
and
Sally receives and delivers mail.
subject + predicate + predicate + direct object
mail
and
Sally
receives
delivers
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Introduce kids to diagraming sentences with the basic sentence pattern

• Subject – tells who or what
(person, place or thing) the
sentence is about
• Predicate - tells what the
subject is or does (a verb)
• Direct object – tells who or
what received the action
• Modifier – a word that
modifies another word
subject predicate direct object
Begin by reviewing the areas of the diagram with kids

subject
Begin by having kids fill in the diagram for this sentence.
predicate direct object

subject
Tommy
Subject – tells who or what (person, place or thing)
the sentence is about

subject
Tommy
predicate loves
Predicate – tells what the subject is or does (a verb)

subject
Tommy
predicate loves
direct object baseball
Direct object – tells who or what received the action

subject
Tommy
predicate loves
Modifier – a word that
baseball
direct object

diagraming steps
Tommy
loves
Tommy

Have kids diagram the sentences: subject + predicate + direct object
1. Rascal caught the ball.
3. Tommy rolled two strikes.
2. She bakes yummy cakes.

Rascal

Rascal caught

Rascal caught ball

caught

4. Sarah dragged the wagon.
5. The boys rode the ride.
6. He washed the car.

4. Sarah dragged the wagon .
5. The boys rode the ride.
6. He washed the car.
dragged
rode
washed
wagon
ride
car
Sarah
boys
He

Introduce kids to diagraming sentences with the sentence pattern
Lilly
Lilly

• - a
• or more subjects joined
• by a conjunction.
• Predicate - tells what the
subjects are or do (a verb)
subject
subject
predicate direct object
and
Compound Subject - two

Have kids fill in the areas of the diagram with kids
Compound subject –two or more subjects
joined by a conjunction
subject
subject
and
Have kids fill in the diagram for this sentence.
Mom
Lilly
and

subject
subject
Mom
Lilly
and
and
Predicate – tells what the subjects are or do (a verb)
predicate walked

subject
subject
Mom
Lilly
and
and
predicate walked
direct object dog
Direct object – tells who or what received the action

subject
subject
Mom
Lilly
and
and
predicate walked
direct object dog
Modifier – a word that

subject + subject + predicate + direct object diagraming steps
compound subject
Mom
Lilly
and
Mom
walked
Lilly
Lilly
Mom
and
walked
dog
and
walked
Mom
Lilly
and
dog

Have kids diagram the sentences: subject + subject + predicate + direct object
1. Curtis and Megan recycle
used cans.
2. Bobby and Martin wore
matching shirts.
3. Mom and Lilly walked
the dog.

Have kids diagram the sentences:
1. Curtis and Megan recycle used cans.
Curtis
Megan
and
recycle cans

2. Bobby and Martin wore matching shirts.
Bobby
Martin
and
wore shirts

Mom
Lilly
and
walked dog
3. Mom and Lilly walked the dog.

1. Curtis and Megan recycle
used cans.
2. Bobby and Martin wore
matching shirts.
3. Mom and Lilly walked
the dog.
Curtis
Megan
Bobby
Martin
Mom
Lilly
and
and
and
recycle
wore
walked
cans
shirts
dog

4. Bobby and Martin
enjoyed the ride.
5. Gina and Jenny finished
the report.
6. Jenny and Bobby love
Spot.

Bobby
Martin
and
enjoyed ride
4. Bobby and Martin enjoyed the ride.

Gina
Jenny
and
finished report
5. Gina and Jenny finished the report.

Jenny
Bobby
and
love
6. Jenny and Bobby love Spot.
Spot

4. Bobby and Martin
enjoyed the ride.
5. Gina and Jenny finished
the report.
6. Jenny and Bobby love
Spot.
Bobby
Martin
Gina
Jenny
Jenny
Bobby
and
and
and
enjoyed
finished
love
ride
report
Spot

Have kids underline the compound subject and conjunction in each sentence.
1. Jenny and Sandy love
horses.
2. Clocks and watches
tell time.
6. Dogs and cats are
mammals.
4. Gina and Jenny
ordered dessert.
5. Zoos and fairs
are fun places.
7. Bobby and Martin
walk to school.
8. Martin and Bobby
enjoy books.
3. Curtis and Megan
recycle used cans.

Have kids underline the compound subject and conjunction in each sentence.
1. Jenny and Sandy love
horses.
2. Clocks and watches
tell time.
6. Dogs and cats are
mammals.
4. Gina and Jenny
ordered dessert.
5. Zoos and fairs
are fun places.
7. Martin and Bobby
walk to school.
8. Bobby and Martin
enjoy books.
3. Curtis and Megan
recycle used cans.

Introduce kids to diagraming sentences with the sentence pattern

• Subject – tells who or what
(person, place or thing) the
sentence is about
• Compound Predicate – two
• or more verbs joined by the
• conjunction - and
subject
and
predicate
predicate
direct object

Subject – tells who or what (person, place or thing)
the sentence is about
subject Sally

Compound predicate – two or more verbs joined by a
conjunction
subject Sally
and
receives
delivers
and
predicate
predicate

subject Sally
and
receives
delivers
and
predicate
predicate
direct object mail
Direct object – who or what received the action

subject + predicate + predicate + direct object diagraming steps
Sally
Sally
Sally mail
receives
and
delivers
receives
delivers

Have kids diagram the sentences: subject + predicate + predicate + direct object
1. Jenny bakes and
eats cookies.
3. Our team practiced
and won the game.
2. She bought and
wrapped a present.

Jenny
bakes
1. Jenny bakes and eats cookies.
eats
cookies
and

She
bought
2. She bought and wrapped a present.
wrapped
present
and

team
practiced
3. Our team practiced and won the game.
won
game
and

1. Jenny bakes and
eats cookies.
3. Our team practiced
and won the game.
Jenny
team
practiced
won
cookies
bought
eats
game
2. She bought and
wrapped a present.
She
bakes
wrapped
present
and
and
and

4. Sam fixed and
painted the door.
6. Sharon tossed and
served the salad.
5. She dried and
folded the clothes.

Sam
fixed
4. Sam fixed and painted the door.
painted
door
and

She
dried
5. She dried and folded the clothes.
folded
clothes
and

Sharon
tossed
6. Sharon tossed and served the salad.
served
salad
and

1. Sam fixed and
painted the door.
served the salad.
2. She dried and
folded the clothes.
Sam
fixed
painted
door
and
She
dried
folded
clothes
Sharon
tossed
served
salad

Have kids underline the compound predicate and conjunction in each sentence.
1. The dump truck loaded
and unloaded dirt.
2. He wrote and mailed
a letter.
6. Bernie chews and
hides his bones.
4. The hairdresser washed
and curled her hair.
5. Jenny bakes and
eats cookies.
served the salad.
2. Mom planted and
watered the flowers.
7. He built and painted
a fence.

How to Teach Kids To Diagram Sentences:
visual representations that show the relationships
of the parts of sentences
Mom
Lilly
walked dog
and
mail
and
Sally
receives
delivers

How to Diagram Sentences

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