Diagramming sentences
adjectives and adverbs #4 In a sentence with a compound subject, verb, or object, a modifier may describe one part of the compound element or all parts. What the modifier describes affects where it is placed. In the first example, IMMEDIATELY modifies blew. In the second example, IMMEDIATELY modifies both verb parts.
Ex. 1: The leader turned and immediately blew a whistle. leader The and turned blewwhistle a immediately
Ex. 2: The leader immediately turned and blew a whistle. leader The and turned blewwhistle a immediately
Copy each of the following and then diagram each. 1.The cowardly explorer shivered suddenly and fainted. 2.Scary stories always frighten and delight me.