Writer's Choice Grade 11

Unit 14: Diagraming Sentences

True or False

1.
To diagram a prepositional phrase, you place the preposition on a diagonal line that descends from the word the prepositional phrase modifies. Then you place the object of the preposition on a horizontal line that extends from the diagonal.
A)True
B)False
2.
Begin diagraming a sentence by identifying the predicate.
A)True
B)False
3.
When diagraming complex sentences with adjective clauses, you place the main clause in one diagram and the adjective clause beneath it in another diagram.
A)True
B)False
4.
When diagraming participles or participial phrases, you place the participle in parentheses.
A)True
B)False
5.
When diagraming gerunds and gerund phrases, you begin by placing a gerund on a "step" and then add complements and modifiers.
A)True
B)False
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