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How to Diagram a Sentence
Copyright © 2009 by Calvert School, Inc. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
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Answer Key
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H o w t o D i a g r a m a S e n t e n c e • A n s w e r K e y
Contents
Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Predicates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Diagramming.Subjects.and.Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Imperative.and.Interrogative.Sentences.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Compound.Subjects.and.Compound.Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Complements—Direct.Objects.and.Indirect.Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Subject.Complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Diagramming.Skills.Review.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Compound.Complements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Modifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Compound.Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Prepositional.Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Prepositional.Phrases—Compound.Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Clauses—Compound.Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Diagramming.Skills.Review.II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Complex.Sentences—Adjective.Clauses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Complex.Sentences—Adverb.Clauses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Noun.Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Compound-Complex.Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Participles.and.Participial.Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Gerunds.and.Gerund.Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Appositives.and.Appositive.Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Infinitives.and.Infinitive.Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Diagramming.Cumulative.Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Subjects
1. Aredcanoefloatedgracefullydownstream.
2. Thegirlinthefrontrowcheeredloudlyforherclassmates.
3. PaulBunyanisalegendarywoodsman.
4. Thebrowndogbarkedatthemailman.
5. Myfolderwiththegreencoverisinmylocker.
6. JustinandPeterranquicklyontheplayground.
7. The Phantom Tollboothisafunnybook.
8. Therunnerwastiredaftertherace.
9. MyyoungersisterisadoctorinPhiladelphia.
10. JoeandEvansangloudlyontheschoolbus.
S
S
S
S
S S
S
S
S
S S
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Predicates
1. Theweatherhasbeenwarm.
2. Juliasplashedinapuddle.
3. Emilslidandfellontheice.
4. Dougatethreepancakesforbreakfast.
5. Monticelloisabeautifulbuilding.
6. Theclassvisitedtheartmuseum.
7. Thechildrenswamandplayedinthepool.
8. MichaelPhelpswonanothergoldmedal.
9. ShelSilversteinhaswrittenmanypoems.
10. Thequarterbackthrewtwotouchdowns.
VP
V
V V
V
V
V
V V
V
VP
V
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Diagramming Subjects and Verbs
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
dog was barking
Alice can �nd
player is
Mary is
Courtney reads
They painted
Boy Scout used
Derek rode
players were
Library of Congress is
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Imperative and Interrogative Sentences
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
(you) Did turn
Dave Does like
(you) Brush
(you) Remember
(you) Clean
Amy was
Arnold is laughing
(you) Feed
(you) Can �nd
(you) Finish
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Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sue
Sally
left
and
They
laughed
talked
and
and
Jessica
Sam
calledand
and
dog
cat
ran
chased
and
and
boys
girls
sang
danced
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Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
We
read
discussed
and
I
jumped
screamed
and
Chocolate
vanilla
areand
We
swam
played
andShe
I
went
saw
and
and
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Complements—Direct Objects and Indirect Objects
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Penny watched them Steve ate pizza
He Did give coat
you
Erica likes The Beatles
Javaria gave jewelry team won game
John plays soccer you Did �nish test
Alex sent card
Molly
Sandy bought dog
aunt
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Subject Complements
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
house is old book seems interesting
Eli Whitney was inventor Sarah looked surprised
dress was attractive Jimmy is student
Charlie Brown is character audience remained silent
pizza smells delicious Chloe is artist
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Diagramming Skills Review I
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Theo looks tired Mr. Jones gave award
me
(you) Finish
Timothy
James
played checkersand
students
studied
read
and
Happy
are
Sleepy
dwarvesandweather is cool Sarah felt excited
you Do like pizzayou Are ready
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Compound Complements
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Daniel is
musician
athlete
and
Melanie made
brownies
cookies
and
mother sent postcardsister
me
andzebra is
black
white
and
sky looks
dark
cloudy
and
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Compound Complements
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
librarian loaned booksAmelia
Jennifer
and
Judith plays
soccer
hockey
and
Scott is
mathematician
scientist
and
Taylor gave giftIke
Tom
and
ocean isvast
salty
and
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Modifiers
1.
2.
3.
4.
Selma singsoften
girlThat
madea snow
fort
Woolen
clothing isvery
warm
He gave package
her
the
veryheavy
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Modifiers
5. 9.
6. 10.
7.
8.
ball bouncedThe
very
quicklyfiction
science
girl issmall
Thefinea
ballerina
Peter is boya talented
John is boya
very
talented
bag is heavy
blueThe
Sarah likes movies
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Compound Modifiers
1.
2.
3.
4.
They read
slowly
carefully
instructions
the
and
Jimmy reads
long
fascinating
book
his
often
and
folder
My
is missing
blue
red
and
car
The
is shiny
black
silver
and
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Compound Modifiers
5.
6.
7.
8.
cupcakes
Those
are delicious
red
yellow
and
version
The
is better
new
improvedand
Liz opened
happily
excitedly
gift
her
and
you Do like
black
white
movies
and
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Compound Modifiers
9.
10.
Sarah wrote
neatly
beautifully
name
her
I read
hurriedly
hastily
newspaper
the
and
and
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1. 5.
2.
3.
4.
roof leaks
house
The
of
the
Mary sat
door
by
the
capital is Annapolis
Maryland
Theof
trees
trees
Cherryapple
bloom
in
spring
the
and
puppy
The
brown
ran
played
happily
in
the
park
and
Prepositional Phrases
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Prepositional Phrases
6. 9.
7. 10.
8.
trunk sticks
The of
my
car
dog is lying
The by
the
stove
top is cluttered
The of
my
dresser
were draped
gracefully
on
the
wall
scarves
TheClaudia traveled
Spain
to
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Prepositional Phrases—Compound Objects
1.
2.
3.
4.boy is
freckles
face
Thewith
on
his
friendly
Horace likes pizza
with
sausage
mushroomsand
Giorgio readItaly
Greece
about and
I went
museum market
to to
thethe
and
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Prepositional Phrases—Compound Objects
5.
6.
7.
8.
I exerciseearly
in
the
morning
Julio ate
himself restaurant
by at
the
Sylvia wentNew York
Philadelphia
to
and
you Did go
movieconcert
orto to
the a
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Prepositional Phrases—Compound Objects
9.
10.
Phoebe mailed cards
brother
sister
to herher
Je� studiesoften
at
nightand
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Clauses—Compound Sentences
1.
2.
Eric ran miles
threeso
he was tired
Harris likes robots
but
Page likes owers
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Clauses—Compound Sentences
3.
4.
They went
gameand
Ravens won
to
the
the
Alex wentto
Scotlandand
he visited castlea
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Clauses—Compound Sentences
5.
6.
I ate pizza
but
she ate salada
a
weather was beautiful
so
we went
walkfor
The
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Clauses—Compound Sentences
7.
8.
class went
and
they saw artifacts
museumto
the
The
Daniel plays basketball
but
Taylor plays soccer
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Clauses—Compound Sentences
9.
10.
Tom practiced guitarthe
and
Sally played pianothe
Alice was sleepy
so
she took napa
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Diagramming Skills Review II
1.
2.
3.
I ran
park
through
the
today
The
vase isvery
prettybrown
Jason watched television
and
Eric read magazinea
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Diagramming Skills Review II
4.
5.
6.
book belongs
shelf
The
on
the
to
Greg
dog barkedThe
very
loudlybrown
We shed
but
we did catch anything
not
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Diagramming Skills Review II
7.
8.
9.
Evan made
cake
piefor dessert
and
Celeste is
writer
photographer
a
a
and
Je went
but
it was crowded
tozoo
the
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Diagramming Skills Review II
10.I went
market
to
the
farmers’
on
Sunday
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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses
1.
2.
boy is fastThe
who won racethe
movie was funnyThe
we saw that
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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses
3.
4.
Riga is city
which is capitalof
Latvia
a beautiful
the
Lydia is athletic
who plays soccer
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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses
5.
6.
teammate is someoneA
you can trust whom
Joe
Robert
are creative
andwho read comic books
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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses
7.
8.
Casablanca is setin
Morocco
which is moviea famous
Chocolate chip is �avor
I like that
the ice cream
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Complex Sentences—Adjective Clauses
9.
10.
Danny likes classmusic
who plays guitar
Tina enjoyed bookthe
she read that
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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses
1.
2.
We will go
play is over
dinnerto
the
when
Jonas was given privileges
he was responsible
because
out
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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses
3.
4.
we should eatoutside
weather remains sunny
As long as
I eat ta�yalways
saltwater
to
the
the
boardwalk
Whenever
I go
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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses
5.
6.
Sidney did knownot
where
her
she left jacket
father made dinnerhis
While
Joe studied
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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses
7.
8.
Thomas can run
faster
I can
than
We may go
you likew
herever
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Complex Sentences—Adverb Clauses
9.
10.
I will run miles�veon
Unless
Saturday
it rains
You must work
untilyou are �nished
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Noun Clauses
1.
2.
3.
Sadie
is due
when
told
me
the
paper
you
is barking
why
Do know
the
dog
pizza
ordered
is
they
Pepperoni
what
for
dinner
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Noun Clauses
4.
5.
6.
credit will be given
Extra to whomever participates
Jonas
could do what
at
asked
he
recess
will be
wins gameWhoever
champion
league
the
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Noun Clauses
7.
8.
9.
Joe
left
does know
he keys
where
not
hisYou should listen
to he says whatever
You
made
Can see
you mistake
how a
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Noun Clauses
10.
Experience
needed
is
I what
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Compound-Complex Sentences
1.
2.
game was canceled
but
it was rescheduled
the
forMonday
hurricane wasthe near
Because
Stefan likes movies
but
brother likes comedies
scary
his
who collects coins
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Compound-Complex Sentences
3.
4.
it taxied
gateand
to
the
passengers satthe patiently
plane landedthe
When
Jenny has doga
but
she wants ponya
mother is veterinarianawhose
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Compound-Complex Sentences
5.
6.
Tom Sawyer is book
and
it is set
a popular
in
the
South
which is booka by Mark Twain
we play horseshoes
and
we play backgammonsometimes
I visit grandparents
Whenever
my
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Compound-Complex Sentences
7.
8.
she helped me
and
I was thankfulvery
Jane was tired
Although
Oliver likes food
but
Bert prefers sushi
Thai
it is
because
spicy
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Compound-Complex Sentences
9.
10.
Harry went
but
he forgot wallet
to
the
store
hisathome
he needed milk
because
avor is chocolate chip
but
she likes vanilla
The
I prefer that
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Participles and Participial Phrases
1. 3.
2. 4.
rain splashed
street
The
pouring
on
the
Rebecca became hungry
pizza
in
thecafeteria
Smelling
Erin collected seashells
beachon
the
W
alking
Geo� laughed
sister
loudly
to
his
Talking
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Participles and Participial Phrases
5. 7.
6. 8.
car sped
street
A movingquickly
down
the
musician rehearsed
guitar
the
his
slowly
Strumming
Jose caught bus
barely
the
quickly
W
alking
Molly did hear dogthe
barking
very
soundly
notSleeping
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Participles and Participial Phrases
9.
10.
detective saw clue
the a
closely
van was full
Thevery
moving
Inspecting
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
1.
2.
3.
students enjoyed
library
The
the
visiting
band began
instrumentsby
The
their
tuning
basketball
is activityJohn’s
favorite
Playing
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
7.
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10.Sam read
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Appositives and Appositive Phrases
1.
2.
3.
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teama on
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blackHis
and
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Appositives and Appositive Phrases
4.
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Appositives and Appositive Phrases
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
1.
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toplay
with dinosaurs
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
4.
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
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Diagramming Cumulative Review
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Diagramming Cumulative Review
4.
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