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Sat, 04 Oct 03 04:13 PM
How does one diagram the following sentence?
The very young elementary school children were misbehaving during the annual Chistmas performance in the school's auditorium.
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RoyBates
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Tue, 07 Oct 03 06:32 AM
I do not understand what you mean when you say "How do you diagram the sentence?".
Please explain.
(Small point. The children were elementary-school children. They went to an elementary-school.)
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Guest,
6 yr 31 days ago
On a slightly different note, but still about diagramming. Would anyone know of any diagramming software that teachers could use to create a diagram on the computer that could be printed?
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Christopher
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Fri, 26 Dec 03 04:58 PM
Hello,
have you found any such software? I'm interested in developing one. If you have any comments on what you are exactly looking for in such systems, please write to me.
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Guest,
5 yr 279 days ago
verb: were
subject: children
the very young elementary school: all modfiers to the subject on slanted lines underneath
misbehaving: gerund acting as direct object,
during...performance: prepositional phrase modifying were
in...auditorium: prepositional phrase modifying performance
Guest,
5 yr 276 days ago
i can't paste the diagrammed sentence on here but i have it. i wish i could show you...
sorry
Guest,
5 yr 276 days ago
sorry to bother you but this is also acceptable:
verb:were misbehaving
subj:children (w/ the very young elementary school as modifiers)
prep phrase: during performance (the annual Christmas)
prep: in auditorium (the schools)
BTW i'm a 7th grader
thanx,
CM
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mcaitlin
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Fri, 20 Feb 04 11:11 PM
daigramming sentences is a complex form of labeling the subject, verb, prepositional phrases et cetera. it is a simple way to check your grammar by breaking down the sentence. you should check your library for a book on it, considering it is an intriguing art.
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