To diagram these sentences, we need to break them down into their main parts: the subject (who or what) and the verb (what they are doing). Since these are compound sentences (two sentences joined by a word like "and" or "yet"), we will draw two separate sentence diagrams connected by a dotted line for the joining word.
Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:
1. The boy played, and his mother watched.
*
First part: "The boy played."
* Subject:
boy (put on the left side of the vertical line).
* Verb:
played (put on the right side of the vertical line).
* Modifier:
The goes on a diagonal line under "boy".
*
Connector: Draw a dotted line after "played" and write
and on it.
*
Second part: "his mother watched."
* Subject:
mother (on the next horizontal line, left side).
* Verb:
watched (on the next horizontal line, right side).
* Modifier:
his goes on a diagonal line under "mother".
2. Jimmy waits, and William whistles.
*
First part: "Jimmy waits."
* Subject:
Jimmy (left side).
* Verb:
waits (right side).
*
Connector: Draw a dotted line after "waits" and write
and on it.
*
Second part: "William whistles."
* Subject:
William (next line, left side).
* Verb:
whistles (next line, right side).
3. Olivia looked, yet the doll disappeared.
*
First part: "Olivia looked."
* Subject:
Olivia (left side).
* Verb:
looked (right side).
*
Connector: Draw a dotted line after "looked" and write
yet on it.
*
Second part: "the doll disappeared."
* Subject:
doll (next line, left side).
* Verb:
disappeared (next line, right side).
* Modifier:
the goes on a diagonal line under "doll".
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Final Answer:
Sentence 1 Diagram:
* Line 1:
boy |
played -------(dotted line with
and)-------
* Line 2:
mother |
watched
* (Place
The under *boy* and
his under *mother*)
Sentence 2 Diagram:
* Line 1:
Jimmy |
waits -------(dotted line with
and)-------
* Line 2:
William |
whistles
Sentence 3 Diagram:
* Line 1:
Olivia |
looked -------(dotted line with
yet)-------
* Line 2:
doll |
disappeared
* (Place
the under *doll*)
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of free printable sentence diagramming worksheet.
