Modern Grammar - ASSIGNMENT 16 James Madison University

Instructions: This assignment will be marked as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.

Taking time to go slowly and carefully, diagram each of the following sentences:

1. We need more time for fun and relaxation, but we have tons of homework!
2. John seemed quite normal before he ate that old man's strange mushrooms.
3. You do not get an automatic "A" if your roomate dies or if a mad man invades your dormitory.
4. After the nervous babysitter turned off the lights, she became scared of the shadows in the old house because she was familiar with the dark rumors about that neighborhood.
5. Taking vitamins may extend your life.
6. My waiting for a miracle is a bad idea.
7. They like being certain of the facts.
8. As the music swelled, the audience started tapping their feet.
9. Obviously, the deer dug up the bulbs in my garden by using their hooves.
10. To my surprise, the words on the first page of that author's new novel sent shivers down my back for hours.