Oscar Wilde Quotes - Diagrammed

Oscar Wilde was one cool dude. He was an Irish writer during the 1800s.

He wrote one of the funniest plays that I have ever read, The Importance of Being Earnest. If you haven't read it, I highly suggest it!

Here are some diagrams of his quotes.

"Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

"Who, being loved, is poor?"

I admit that my "curved" line on being is not very pretty. Know that it is supposed to be curved even though it looks a little funky.

It is a participle acting as an adjective.

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