Chapter 1 Exercises:
Diagramming Sentences
 Learn about diagramming sentences with these basic exercises. There are five questions for each section. The answers are at the bottom of the page. Don't peek until you've tried them!
1.0 Diagramming Subjects & VerbsDirections: Diagram the following sentences. Put the subject on the left side of the vertical line and the verb on the right side of the vertical line. Remember that helping verbs are part of the verb. See these pages for help:
sentence construction, verb phrases, list of helping verbsExample: Cats will meow.  1. Flowers grow. 2. Birds were chirping. 3. Bunnies hop. 4. Cailey must have been sleeping. 5. Sydney has been playing.
1.1 Diagramming QuestionsDirections: Diagram the following questions. Remember that you should first turn the question into a statement. Then, you can put the subject on the left side of the vertical line and the verb on the right side of the vertical line.See this page for help: interrogative sentences Example: The question Have you been cooking? becomes the statement You have been cooking.  1. Can I run? 2. Did Josh eat? 3. Should we have been swimming? 4. Has Lucy been reading? 5. Are they coming?
Answers!1.0 Diagramming Subjects & Verbs
1.1 Diagramming Questions 
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