Sentence Structures
What structure is this:
One independent clause.
Simple
What question does an adjective answer?
What kind? Which one? Whose? How many?
What must every preposition have?
An object of a preposition
Diagram:
Birds fly.
__Birds__|__fly__
What are the two main parts of speech that are separated in a simple skeleton?
Subject and Verb
What structure is this:
Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY).
Compound
Find all the adjectives:
My three brown dogs bark very loud.
My three brown
Find the preposition:
The ball rolled under the table.
under
Diagram:
The cat meowed.
___cat___|___meowed___
\t
\h
\e
Give an example of an infinitive.
Infinitive = to + base verb
Ex: to run
What Structure is this:
One independent clause plus one dependent clause.
Complex
Find all the adjectives:
The big red beautiful apple hung from the tree.
The big red beautiful
Identify the object of the preposition:
The ball rolled under the table.
table
The small boy threw the ball.
___boy___|___threw___|__ball___
\T \s \t
\h \m \h
\e \a \e
\l
\l
What is a helping verb?
A verb that helps the main verb assert action, being, or existence.
What structure is this:
Two independent clauses plus one dependent clause.
Compound-Complex
Which word is the adjective?
Her book is missing.
Her
What is the prepositional phrase:
She walked through the park.
Diagram:
The small black cat slept.
___cat_____|___slept___
\t \s \b
\h \m \l
\e \a \a
\l \c
\l \k
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
The soup tastes good.
tastes
What structure is this:
Although it was raining, we played soccer and we had fun.
Compound-Complex
The tall boy ran.
___boy___|_ran_
\T \t
\h \a
\e \l
\l
Diagram the preposition in:
The dog slept on the rug.
___dog___|___slept___
\T \o
\h \n__rug__
\e \t
\h
\e
Diagram:
The big red ball is in the box.
_____ball_____|___is___
\T \b \r \i
\h \i \e \n __box___
\e \g \d \t
\h
\e
What sentence pattern is the following sentence:
The dog chased the ball.
SN - Vt - DO
Subject Noun-Verb Transitive-Direct Object