Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 18: Diagraming Sentences


1.	In a sentence diagram, the _____ is placed on the baseline to the left of the vertical line.
		A)	subject
		B)	predicate
		C)	direct object
		D)	all of the above


2.	Which of the following can be diagramed?
		A)	declarative sentences
		B)	interrogative sentences
		C)	imperative sentences
		D)	all of the above


3.	In a sentence diagram, a noun clause is placed _____.
		A)	on a slanted dotted line
		B)	on a vertical dotted line
		C)	on a stilt
		D)	on a step


4.	In a sentence diagram, the direct object is placed _____ the verb.
		A)	to the right of
		B)	to the left of
		C)	below and to the right of
		D)	above and to the left of


5.	In a sentence diagram, an adjective goes on a ______ line below the word it modifies.
		A)	vertical
		B)	horizontal
		C)	slanted
		D)	none of the above


6.	Diagram a predicate adjective the same way you would diagram a ______.
		A)	direct object
		B)	indirect object
		C)	predicate noun
		D)	simple predicate


7.	To diagram a complex sentence with an adverb clause, place the clause ______.
		A)	on a line above the main clause
		B)	on a line below the main clause
		C)	on a slanted dotted line
		D)	on a horizontal dotted line


8.	When an infinitive is used as an adjective or adverb, diagram it like a ______.
		A)	prepositional phrase
		B)	gerund phrase
		C)	participial phrase
		D)	none of the above


9.	Write a coordinating conjunction on a ______ to connect compound parts.
		A)	slanted dotted line
		B)	horizontal dotted line
		C)	vertical dotted line
		D)	none of the above


10.	In a sentence diagram, a gerund or gerund phrase is placed ______.
		A)	on a slanted dotted line
		B)	on a vertical dotted line
		C)	on a stilt
		D)	on a step