Lesson 2: The Direct Object
Pattern #2: S-Vt-DO
Good news! Given what we have learned about the direct object, you already know our second pattern! We have been parsing S-Vt-DO sentences for the last couple of steps—we just didn’t call them that. Now let’s learn how to diagram the direct object.
First, we will visit our feline friend Carl, and look at the sentence “He made breakfast.” This is (a modified) part of our Super Sentence!
How would we diagram it? We start with our subject/verb shelf:
Now where do we put the direct object? We will put it on the Object Shelf:
If your sentence has a direct object (DO), it will go on this shelf, affixed after the subject/verb shelf. So our sentence “He made breakfast,” is diagrammed as follows:
That’s it. Not so difficult, right? Let’s look at a few more.
Your turn to give it a try! Diagram the following sentences. Check your answers on the next step.
Diagram the sentence, “I painted the picture.”
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Diagram the sentence, “Paul wrote letters.”
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