Name
RETEACHING: Diagramming a
sentence shows how all the words in a
sentence work together.
DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES
A. In each sentence, underline the subject and
circle the verb. Then diagram the sentence.
The first one is already done.
subject
verb
Jenna spoke.
1. Jenna spoke.
2. Legislators listened.
subject
verb
3. Rena stood up.
subject
verb
4. Mr. Duncan smiled.
subject
verb
subject verb
Jenna spoke
B. Read each sentence. Underline the subject and circle the verb. Put an “X”
over the direct object. Then diagram each sentence.
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subject
verb
direct object
1. Rena climbed staircases.
subject
verb
direct object
2. Classmates rode buses.
subject
verb
direct object
3. Reporters took notes.
subject
verb
direct object
4. Legislators passed resolutions.
subject
verb
direct object
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RETEACHING: Diagramming a
DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES
sentence shows how all the words in a
sentence work together.
Diagram each sentence below.
1. The concerned citizens quickly wrote letters.
dancer
made
movement
2. They were detailed letters.
dancer
made
movement
3. Ann carefully explained the extremely complicated issue.
dancer
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made
movement
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A.
subject
1.
legislators
verb
listened
2.
subject
Rena
verb up
stood
3.
Mr.subject
Duncan
verb
smiled
B.
1.
subject
Rena
2.
verb
climbed
direct
object
staircases
subject
classmates
verb
rode
direct
object
buses
3.
subject
reporters
verb
took
direct
object
notes
4.
subject
legislators
verb
passed
direct
object
resolutions
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citizens
dancer
made
wrote
movement
y
ckl
qui
ned
cer
con
the
y
letters
y
dancer
they
made
were
movement
3.
dancer
Ann
made
movement
explained
letters
d
aile
det
2.
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ate
plic
com ely
rem
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