Lesson 1: The Basics of a Sentence

Assignment

Let’s see what you have learned in this first lesson. For this first assignment, parse and diagram the following sentences. The text to diagram is already pasted in the diagramming module.

“Jenny slept.”
Parse the sentence:

Jenny:

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slept:

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Diagram “Jenny slept.”

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“You run?”
Parse the sentence:

You:

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run:

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Diagram “You run?”:

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“I was robbed!”
Parse the sentence:

I:

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was robbed:

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Diagram “I was robbed!”:

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“They will fall!”
Parse the sentence:

They:

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will fall:

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Diagram “They will fall!”:

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When you are finished, continue to the next step and submit the lesson. After you do so, the instructor's work will be available for you to review while you wait for your coach to give you feedback (typically within 3-5 days).

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