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Lesson 2 - Diagramming Compound Subjects and Verbs
Lesson 2 - Diagramming Compound Subjects and Verbs
Kristi
love pizza (What?)
and
Ally
Notice how the diagram shows how both names are the subject.
Let’s try a few more compound subjects.
Dogs and cats can be friends.
Dogs
can be friends
and
cats
Wind nor rain will stop deliveries.
Wind
will stop deliveries
nor
grabbed
Shoppers
clutched
and
Now you just need to add your direct object that states
what the shoppers clutched. It’s easy!
grabbed
Shoppers items
and
clutched
Let’s try a few more sentences with compound verbs.
Notice that there
Teens will complain and do whine. is no direct
object.
and
This next sentence does contain a direct object. Recall that
a direct object receives the action of a transitive verb.
Just as Brady needs a receiver to
catch the ball, so, too, does a
transitive verb need a direct object
(the receiver) to answer either
What? or Who? In a sentence.
and
attend
Let’s try an imperative sentence with a compound verb.
show
(You) me
direct
and
Subject in parentheses
coyote moves
Now, hopefully, you are ready to locate and
diagram subjects, verbs/verb phrases, and direct
objects within sentences.
Try to remember these helpful strategies:
1. Aim to find your verb/verb phrase first. It may
be an action verb or simply a verb of “being”
such as can be.
2.Ask yourself who or what is doing the action.
This will be your subject. “They collected…”
3.Ask yourself if someone (Who?) or something
(What?) is receiving the action. What did they
collect? They collected donations. Donations is
your direct object as this answers What?