A sentence can have many modifiers. The subject, direct object, and verb may all have modifiers. When diagramming a sentence, place the modifiers on a diagonal line below the word they modify.
How to Diagram a Sentence
By Grace Fleming, About.com
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- Subject and Verb
- Direct Object and Predicate Adjective
- Clause as Direct Object
- Two Direct Objects
- Adjectives and Verbs that Modify
- More Modifiers
- Clause as Predicate Nominative
- Indirect Object and Understood You
- Complex Sentence
- Appositives
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