Start with the key elements: subject and verb. Simply put, the subject tells you what the sentence is about; the verb tells you what the subject is doing. If you’re feeling rusty about identifying the different parts of a sentence, you may want to do a quick review before you attempt to diagram.
Here’s how to draw a diagram for a simple subject and main verb:
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According to a study carried out by Lancaster University and Cambridge University Press, some once-popular English words are fading from use. “Marvellous”, “fetch” and “pussy cat” are all words which have fallen from favour, while the new-fangled “awesome”, “internet” and “treadmill” are on the up. The previously oft-used “cheerio” has been replaced with “see you later”, and “Walkman” has been overtaken by “smartphone”.
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