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Chapter 7 Introduction to Sentence Diagramming
Objectives: Learning Objectives
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Explain what sentence diagrams represent and why they are useful
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Identify the basic structure shared by all English sentences (S → NP + VP)
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Read and interpret tree diagrams using standard ALL CAPS labels
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Recognize heads, modifiers, objects, and complements in phrases
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Understand how hierarchical structure determines meaning (structural ambiguity)
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Complete sentence labeling tables identifying Subject and Predicate roles
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Apply top-down and bottom-up approaches to sentence analysis
