Name: ___________________________

Sentence Diagramming: Adjectives, Adverbs and Articles

Adjectives, adverbs and articles describe, or modify, other words in a sentence. When you diagram a
sentence, you write the adjective, adverb or article on a slanted line underneath the word it describes
or modifies.

Example: The blue chair broke. chair broke

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Diagram each sentence below.

bl
ue
e
1. He ate quickly.

2. The girl softly laughed.

3. A scary dog barked loudly.

4. The big black cat purrs.

5. An ugly snail crawled slowly.

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Name: ___________________________

Sentence Diagramming: Adjectives, Adverbs and Articles

Adjectives, adverbs and articles describe, or modify, other words in a sentence. When you diagram a
sentence, you write the adjective, adverb or article on a slanted line underneath the word it describes
or modifies.
chair broke
Example: The blue chair broke.

Th

bl
ue
e
Diagram each sentence below.

1. He ate quickly.

He ate

qu
ic
kl
y
2. The girl softly laughed.

girl laughed
so
Th

ftl
e

3. A scary dog barked loudly.

dog barked
sc
A

lo
ud
ar
y

ly

4. The big black cat purrs.

cat purrs
Th

bi

bl
g

ac
e

5. An ugly snail crawled slowly.

snail crawled
An

ug

sl
ow
ly

ly

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