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* diagraming sentences means identifying word and sentence parts | * diagraming sentences means identifying word and sentence parts | ||
** and arranging them according to their relationship to the main clause/s of the sentence | ** and arranging them according to their relationship to the main clause/s of the sentence | ||
* sentence diagrams help students to understand the grammatical mechanics of a sentence | |||
* while not taught in schools, sentence diagramming can be empowering | |||
* see [[Parts of Speech]] | * see [[Parts of Speech]] | ||
* here for a diagrammed sentence showing noun phrases: | * here for a diagrammed sentence showing noun phrases: | ||
** [https://parentingpatch.com/using-nouns-noun-phrases-object-complements/ Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements (parentingpatch.com)] | ** [https://parentingpatch.com/using-nouns-noun-phrases-object-complements/ Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements (parentingpatch.com)] | ||
** [https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg diagrammed sentence image (parentingpatch.com)] | ** [https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg Click here for diagrammed sentence image (parentingpatch.com)] | ||
== vocabulary & definitions == | == vocabulary & definitions == |