PPT-Diagramming sentences

direct objects and indirect objects 4 In some sentences with a compound verb all parts of the verb share a single direct object To diagram connect the verb parts back together at the baseline Then extend the baseline to hold the direct object. adjectives and adverbs . #3. When ADVERBS . modify . adjectives. , or another . adverb, write the additional adverb on a slant line parallel to but slightly lower than the slant line of the word modified.. picturing. the structure of a sentence. By placing the various parts of a sentence in relation to the basic subject-verb relationship, we can see how the parts fit together and how the meaning of a sentence branches out, just as the branches of a plant ramify from the stem in space and time. Most students who work at diagramming sentences derive a clearer understanding of how sentences work — as well as satisfaction in the pictorial rendering of sentence structure. This presentation touches upon only the basics of diagramming. Use the hyperlinks back to the Guide to Grammar and Writing . By. Cheryl Hamilton. Grade 5. Four Types of Sentences. Declarative. Interrogative. Imperative. Exclamatory. Declarative Sentence. A . declarative sentence . makes a statement.. It ends with a . period. compound subjects and compound predicates #1. A compound subject is made up of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb. The diagram will have a fork in the baseline at the left (subject) side of the vertical line.. compound subjects and compound predicates . #3. Some sentences have both compound subjects and compound predicates (verbs). The baseline is forked on both sides.. part one of compound predicate/verb. Why it . works. Three components of Tactical Diagramming. Science. Planning and building codes. Terrain Analysis. Skill. Building practices and. tactical diagramming practice. Art. Personal intuition, imagination. Simple Sentences. Simple sentences can be very short, consisting of only one word (a noun) for the subject and one word (a verb) for the predicate. . The noun is the simple subject and the verb is the simple predicate.. In this presentation you will…. Learn the definitions of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. Learn the rhetorical purpose and function of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. See examples of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. Diagramming is the representation of a sentence and its parts of speech in graphical form. Where to begin. Any time you need to diagram a sentence, you always start with the basics and work your way down. The basics would include your subject, verb, and any complements that you have. Let’s just start with a simple sentence that does not have any complements. . Pattern 7: Subject – transitive verb - direct object. S-. tv. -do. A transitive verb is followed by a direct object while an intransitive verb is not. The direct object answers the questions whom or what after the verb. Diagramming Sentences …adding prepositional phrases Remember diagramming’s Modifiers go underneath that which they modify … and prepositional phrases are simply modifiers… Prime Directive: Diagramming Sentences Adding basic modifiers… Diagramming’s Modifiers go underneath that which they modify… Prime Directive: Adding adjectives… Seldom do we have sentences that only have a subject and verb CPSC 481 Tutorial 2. 1. Anthony Tang, with acknowledgements to Julie . Kientz. Agenda. Presentation by TA: . 5 . mins. Brainstorm: 5 . mins. Affinity diagramming: 10 . mins. Sketching . a prototype: 30 .