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If you're a long-time subscriber, you might remember when I used to include a sentence diagramming puzzle in each newsletter. I thought it would be fun to do a few puzzles today. Solving them is sort of like going on an Internet/grammar scavenger hunt. If you're new to diagramming sentences, don't worry. Just see what you can do! If you've already learned some sentence diagramming, test yourself to see if you can correctly diagram all of the sentences. |
Directions: Use the clues below to see if you can figure out each sentence and how to diagram it. You'll find the answers at the bottom of the page. Have fun!
Give me _______ or give me death!
This sentence is the first line of the poem On the Grasshopper and Cricket by John Keats. It reminds me that the world is full of life even in the middle of cold, icy winters.
The poetry of earth is never dead.
Sir Francis Bacon said, "________ is power."
Answer for Sentence # 1
Give me liberty or give me death!
Answer for Sentence # 2
Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.
Answer for Sentence # 3
The poetry of earth is never dead.
Answer for Challenge Sentence
Sir Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power."
Do you want to learn more? Learn how to diagram sentences with this book or this program.
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It starts from the very beginning and teaches you grammar and sentence diagramming in easy, bite-size lessons.
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