Diagramming Sentences Vocabulary
Across
- 3. Object Precedes the direct object and tells to whom or to what.
- 4. Word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Tell how, where, when, and to what extent.
- 6. Word that takes the place of a noun.
- 7. Object Receives the action of the verb. It answers the question whom or what.
- 10. A noun or pronoun that follows a noun or pronoun to give more information.
- 12. Word that modifies nouns and pronouns. Tell what kind of, which one, or how many.
- 13. The sentence part that says something about the subject; contains the verb or verb phrase.
- 16. Phrase An appositive in a phrase that explains the noun or pronoun.
- 17. A verb ending in -ing and used as a noun.
Down
- 1. Adjective An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject.
- 2. A sentence with just a subject and a verb.
- 5. A person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
- 8. Sentence A sentence with two or more independent clauses
- 9. Word that expresses action or a state of being.
- 11. A group of words that express a complete thought; has a subject and a predicate.
- 13. A Verb used as an adjective.
- 14. Noun A noun that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject.
- 15. Names a person, place, thing, or idea.