Sentence Diagramming Learning Target: I can use sentence diagramming to explain the function of modifiers (adjective, adverbs) in a sentence. L.7.1A

We’ve already learned how to find the subject and predicate in simple sentences. Diagram the following sentences. 1.Flowers grow. 2.Birds were chirping. 3.Bunnies hop. 4.Cailey must have been sleeping. 5.Sydney had been playing. subject verb

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Diagramming Modifiers: Adjectives Remember, adjectives modify nouns and answer adjective questions (Which one? What kind? How many? Whose?) Example: The yellow ducks quacked.

Try diagramming the following sentences: 1.Two fat birds chirped. 2.That cute baby has been laughing. 3.Will my mother sing? 4.The green box fell. 5.The lovely, scented candle burned.

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Diagramming Modifiers: Adverbs Remember, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They answer adverb questions (How? When? Where? Why? To what extent?) Adverbs! Learn how to diagram this part of speech.

Try diagramming the following sentences: Diagram the following sentences by placing the adverbs on a slanted line under the word they modify. 1.Walter ran very quickly. 2.Where is Melissa? 3.May Rover stay here? 4.Thomas Edison worked diligently. 5.Very politely, Henry bowed.

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Putting it all together: Diagramming Modifiers (Adjectives & Adverbs) 1.The little red bird flew gracefully. 2.The rather larger book was sitting there. 3.Where did that large cat go? 4.My very favorite aunt sings beautifully. 5.Who has been eating so noisily?

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