how do you diagram this sentence.. Monica,my best friend laughed with delight at my funny joke.
Verb: laughed
Subject: Monica
Appositive: my best friend
Adverb prepositional phrase modifying laughed: with delight
Adjective prepositional phrase modifying delight: at my funny joke
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I'll get you started --
Monica = subject
my best friend = appositive
(possessive, adjective, noun)
... keep going ...
To diagram the sentence "Monica, my best friend, laughed with delight at my funny joke," we can follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject and the predicate in the sentence:
- Subject: "Monica, my best friend"
- Predicate: "laughed with delight at my funny joke"
2. Break down the subject further:
- "Monica" is an appositive, providing additional information about the subject. It can be set apart by using commas.
- "my best friend" describes Monica. It functions as an adjective phrase modifying the subject.
3. Analyze the predicate:
- "laughed" is the main verb.
- "with delight" is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb "laughed." It describes the manner in which Monica laughed.
- "at my funny joke" is another prepositional phrase modifying the verb. It describes what Monica is laughing at.
Now let's represent this sentence diagrammatically:
```
Monica, my best friend
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______|_____
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laughed at my funny joke
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_____|_____ |
| | ____|____
with delight my funny
(how) | |
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____ joke
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(what)
```
In the diagram, each line represents a grammatical relationship between words or phrases. The arrows indicate the direction of modification. The subject is placed on the left, the predicate on the right, and any modifiers are positioned below or within the main components.