Let's diagram a sentence together! Deck the halls with boughs of holly.

Let's diagram a sentence together!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.

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Today, we're diagramming a sentence from a Christmas song. 

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly.

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When you scroll down, you'll also find a key that tells you about each word in the sentence and links to a lesson about that concept. That way, you can easily learn more if you'd like. 

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly Sentence diagram

Deck the halls with boughs of holly. = simple sentence, imperative

(you) = subject, pronoun (This is called "understood you," and it's the subject of all commands.)

Deck = verb (transitive active) 

halls = direct object, noun

the = adjective modifying halls

with boughs = prepositional phrase, adverb modifying deck

with = preposition

boughs = object of the preposition, noun

of holly = prepositional phrase, adjective modifying boughs

of = preposition 

holly = object of the preposition, noun

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