Diagramming #1
S
V
S (Subject) - noun, who or what
sentence is about
base line
subject/predicate line
V (Simple predicate) - verb or
verb phrase
Example 1. Suzy cries.
Suzy
cries
Example 2. Clothes will be shrinking.
Clothes
will be shrinking
Example 3. Will Mary Alice understand?
Mary Alice
Will understand
On your own paper, diagram the following sentences.
1. Ships float.
11. They will be competing.
2. Pools drained.
12. She lives!
3. I will have finished.
13. Is Mother Maria crying? (Hint: rearrange into statement)
4. Fred Flintstone yells.
14. School entertains.
5. Flowers were blooming.
15. Has he arrived?
6. Johnny has grown.
Diagram only the simple subject and simple
predicate of the following sentences.
Example: The computer is blinking constantly.
7. Night had fallen.
8. Bells rang.
computer
is blinking
9. Tom Canty is asking.
16. My mom will be looking for me.
10. Students will pass.
17. What did you think of that guy?