By Grace Fleming, About.com
Students read books quietly.
In this sentence, the adverb quietly modifies read.
Teachers are effective leaders.
In this sentence, the adjective effective modifies leaders.
When diagramming a sentence, you will place adjectives and adverbs on a diagonal line below the word they modify.
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