1. Sentence Diagram:
* Lines: Draw a horizontal line for the main sentence line.
* Vertical Lines: Draw a vertical line down from the main line for the subject.
* Slanted Lines: Draw a slanted line down from the main line for the verb.
Example: The dog barked.
______
| |
| The | barked
| dog |
|______|
2. Subject-Verb Diagram:
* Boxes: Draw two boxes, one for the subject and one for the verb.
* Connecting Line: Draw a line connecting the two boxes.
Example: The dog barked.
|--------------------|
| dog |
|--------------------|
|
|
|--------------------|
| barked |
|--------------------|
Explanation:
* Subject: The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb.
* Verb: The verb is the action word or state of being in a sentence.
Remember:
* These are just visual aids to help understand the structure of a sentence.
* There are other ways to diagram sentences, and these methods can be adapted to different sentence structures.