Name: ___________________________
Sentence Diagramming: Helping Verbs
When diagramming a sentence, you write the
helping verb on the same line as the main verb.
Example: Simon was sleeping during the movie.
Simon
g
rin
du
Diagram the following sentences.
was sleeping
movie
e
th
1. The neighbor’s cat is staying with us.
2. They had called the restaurant before dinner.
4. Laura has seen many flowers this spring.
5. I am writing my sister a letter tonight.
6. The herd of zebras are moving across the grassland.
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Key
Name: ___________________________
Sentence Diagramming: Helping Verbs
When diagramming a sentence, you write the
helping verb on the same line as the main verb.
Example: Simon was sleeping during the movie.
Simon
was sleeping
g
rin
du
Diagram the following sentences.
movie
e
th
1. The neighbor’s cat is staying with us.
is staying
cat
w
e
ig
ith
ne
Th
or
hb
us
’s
2. They had called the restaurant before dinner.
They
had called
restaurant
e
th
re
fo
be
dinner
4. Laura has seen many flowers this spring.
Laura
has seen
flowers
g
y
rin
an
m
sp
is
th
5. I am writing my sister a letter tonight.
am
I
writing
a
y
m
t
gh
ni
to
sister
letter
6. The herd of zebras are moving across the grassland.
are moving
herd
ss
ro
ac
e
Th
of
zebras
grassland
e
th
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