Diagramming Sentences Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.7.1

Core Standard
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Sentence diagramming is a method used to visualize the relation between parts within a sentence. The overall reason we diagram them, when writing, is to get a good idea if you are headed towards the direction you are shooting towards. This sentence diagram method or parse tree was coined by Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg in 1877 in their cooperative book Higher Lesson in English. These worksheets help students learn to analyze sentences down to their structural elements and understand the root in which they are based. This is also a great way to make sure your grammar is error free.

Diagramming Worksheets To Print:

Diagramming: Nouns and Verbs - Find them both and draw a line. Read each sentence below. Identify the verb. Identify the subject. Then draw a line between the subject and the verb.

Picking At It - This one is all about labelling the parts of the sentences. You will take your time and carefully dissect all the sentences in this exercise.

Dissecting Statements and Commands - Follow the key that we created for you. The example provided with remind you of how to go about diagramming a sentence.

Pencil It In... - The sentences were as basic as we could make them for you. See if you can pick them apart.

Tear It All Down - See what happens in the morning with this one. There are six statements for you to work with.

Subject and Predicate - For each entry, write the subject and the predicate on the line provided. Draw a line between them.

Pulling It Down - When you are diagramming a complex form, you connect the two sentences with a dotted line.

Diagramming Quick Reference - This shows you how to diagram. Might make a quality poster. This is a great reminder for you.

Compound Subjects, Predicates and Objects - You won't find any better of a sentence here. You just need to mend your time with this one.

Nouns and Verbs - Read each sentence below. Identify the verb. Identify the subject. Then draw a line between the subject and the verb.

Match the Diagram - Match each selection to its correct diagram.

Subject and Predicate - For each problem, write the subject and predicate on the line provided. Draw a line between the subject and the predicate.

The Predicate Adjective - Diagram the subject, linking verb, predicate adjective and any articles and adjectives in each sentence.

Diagramming Infinitives Used as Nouns - When diagramming a sentence in which an infinitive is used as a noun, the infinitive goes in the same place that the noun would normally go.

Adjectives and Adverbs - Diagram the following choices in the space provided. Use the correct form.

How to Diagram a Sentence


The first step in cutting into any sentence is to identify the parts of speech that are in work and classify a few things. You can start with descriptor words known as adjectives. These words apply to places, people, or things known as nouns. You can also replace nouns with pronouns to replace specificity and redundancy. Pronouns are more general you can replace specific words like "Jason" and "Hillary" with words like "he" and "she". Then comes the words that are completing an action like "dodge" and "run". These are known as verbs. You can take it a bit further by using adverbs. They take are a mix of adjectives and verbs. In the latter case a person might run or dodge quickly. Prepositions are also used to tell how differing nouns relate to one another and give them a relational position. Once your students understanding these basic, they can classify parts of a sentence and be able to determine the verb and subject of any sentence.


The second step is to put these classifications to work. Start by drawing a horizontal line just below the sentence. After that, see if a direct object is present. If you see one, draw a vertical line to separate it from the rest of sentence. Draw another horizontal line underneath the verb. If you see an adjective, adverb, article, or possessive draw them out on diagonal lines beneath the words that they modify. If any form of conjunction is used, place it below the previous line using a bent and broken line. If any appositives are present, draw them in parentheses next to what they change. The last step is to draw any nouns on pedestals above what they transform.


Why Is This Process Important?


Using this technique, we can double and triple check that our grammar structure and mechanics is on point. We want to ensure that we follow proper fundamental English rules so that our message can easily and clearly be communicated. This also helps us to identify sentence fragments and dependent clauses. These simply do not complete a full thought. Diagramming is a great device for making sure that your complete sentence is formed and understandable. Another advantage to this technique is word placement. We can quickly make certain that our language flows like lava. Smooth and driven towards our goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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