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Steps to Diagramming Sentences

     Remembering the first 7 steps
Step 1
• Identify the verb in the sentence
• Put it on the right side of the horizontal line
Step 2
• Identify the simple subject
• Place it on the left side of the horizontal line
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
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
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
Step 6
• Look for adverbs (describing
  verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs)
• Place the adverb on a diagonal line from the
  word it is modifying

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Steps to Diagramming Sentences

  • 1. Steps to Diagramming Sentences Remembering the first 7 steps
  • 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