Lesson Three: Simple Sentences and Simple Sentences with Compound Direct Objects.

1. Lesson Three: Simple Sentences and Simple Sentences with Compound Direct Objects.

2. Bob bought a book. Bob bought book a

3. Bob bought a newspaper. Bob bought newspaper a

4. Bob bought a magazine. Bob bought magazine a

5. Bob bought a book, a newspaper, and a magazine. Bob bought book newspaper magazine and a a a

6. Now you try it. Diagram each of the following three sentences. Then combine them into one sentence. 1. Alberto ate a sandwich. 2. Alberto ate a tomato. 3. Alberto ate an apple .

7. Alberto ate a sandwich. Alberto ate a sandwich First, identify the simple subject of the sentence by clicking on its button. Simple Subject

8. I’ll bet you get it next time. Click on the button below to go back and get the right answer. Whoops!

9. Alberto ate a sandwich. Alberto ate a sandwich Good, now identify the simple predicate of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto Simple predicate

10. Alberto ate a sandwich. Alberto ate a sandwich That’s right, now identify the direct object of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto ate Direct object

11. Alberto ate a sandwich. Alberto ate a sandwich You’ve almost finished. Now identify the adjective that modifies sandwich by clicking on its button. Alberto ate sandwich adjective

12. Alberto ate a sandwich. You did it again! Now try the next two sentences. Alberto ate sandwich a

13. Alberto ate a tomato. Alberto ate a tomato First, identify the simple subject of the sentence by clicking on its button. Simple Subject

14. Alberto ate a tomato. Alberto ate a tomato Good, now identify the simple predicate of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto Simple predicate

15. Alberto ate a tomato. Alberto ate a tomato That’s right, now identify the direct object of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto ate Direct object

16. Alberto ate a tomato. Alberto ate a tomato You’ve almost finished. Now identify the adjective that modifies sandwich by clicking on its button. Alberto ate tomato adjective

17. Alberto ate a tomato. You did it again! Now try the last sentence. Alberto ate sandwich a

18. Alberto ate an apple. Alberto ate an apple First, identify the simple subject of the sentence by clicking on its button. Simple Subject

19. Alberto ate an apple. Alberto ate an apple Good, now identify the simple predicate of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto Simple predicate

20. Alberto ate an apple. Alberto ate an apple That’s right, now identify the direct object of the sentence by clicking on its button. Alberto ate Direct object

21. Alberto ate an apple. Alberto ate an apple You’ve almost finished. Now identify the adjective that modifies sandwich by clicking on its button. Alberto ate apple adjective

22. Alberto ate an apple. You did it again! Now let’s try to make these three sentences more interesting. Alberto ate apple an

23. Can you combine the three sentences into one good one? 1. Alberto ate a sandwich. 2. Alberto ate a tomato. 3. Alberto ate an apple . Click on the button of the best sentence. Alberto ate a sandwich, a tomato, and an apple. Alberto ate a sandwich and Alberto ate a tomato and Alberto ate an apple. Alberto ate a sandwich and a tomato and Alberto ate an apple.

24. Good! Now diagram your sentence. Here is the diagramming model you need to use.

25. First identify the simple subject by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Simple subject

26. All right! Now identify the simple predicate by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto Simple predicate

27. Good job! Now identify the first direct object by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate Direct object

28. OK! Now identify the second direct object by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich Direct object

29. That’s it! Now identify the third direct object by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich Direct object tomato

30. That’s all of the direct objects! Now find the first adjective by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich apple tomato adjective

31. Good! Now find the second adjective by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich apple tomato adjective a

32. Super! Now find the third adjective by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich apple tomato adjective a a

33. You’re almost done! Now find the conjunction that joins the direct objects by clicking on its button. Alberto ate a sandwich a tomato and an apple Alberto ate sandwich apple tomato an a a conjunction

34. … and here’s your completed sentence! Alberto ate sandwich apple tomato an a a and

35. That was a tough one, but you did it! Here’s your grade for this hard assignment:

36. You successfully finished your third lesson: you’re truly a number one diagrammer!