PPT-Diagramming sentences

adjectives and adverbs 4 In a sentence with a compound subject verb or object a modifier may describe one part of the compound element or all parts What the modifier describes affects where it is placed. Choppy sentences are sentences that are too short and often repeat the same words They should be combined to make longer sen tences For example I like dogs Dogs make good pets Dogs are friendly and loyal They sentences do not have good style Readin 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.. compound subjects and compound predicates #2. A compound predicate (or compound verb) is made up of two or more verbs or verb phrases that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject. The diagram has a fork in the baseline at the right (verb) side of the vertical line.. The . old man stood in the . grass and . relaxed as the sun . went down. .. The . grass caressed his feet and a smile softened his eyes. . A hot . puff of air brushed against his wrinkled cheek as the . 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.. Page 79. Compound and complex sentences . . Conjunctions. are words that join ideas (think about the word ‘junction’). . Sentence. . sentence.. . conjunction. and. although. but. when. after. 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. . mins. ) Please write your responses in your composition book.. 1. I went to the mall, for I bought a lot of shoes.. 2. I love to eat cake, and I do not like icing.. 3. You shouldn’t skip breakfast, so should you skip lunch.. Punctuation and Capitalization. Sentence. . rebekka. like . redding. . novles. righting . poetry and diagraming . sentencs. Word Bank:. capital letter (1). period (1). comma (2). Discuss and Compare. 301.1.6. 401.1.6. 501.1.5. What Do You Notice?. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.. . Andrew Clements, . Frindle. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas. , . and. . he knew what to do with them. Every sentence must have a S (subject) and a V (verb). A subject can be a noun or pronoun. The verb might be one word, two or three words.. To diagram a sentence, start with a base line. Then put a line crossing the middle of the baseline. 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 Agentless Passives and Diagramming the Passive Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu “ agentless ” passives – sentences in the passive voice that don’t have a