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Grammar

Diagraming subject and verb

How do you diagram the sentence, "She shouted and ran?"

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It's called a compound sentence, comprising two coordinated clauses. The subject of the second clause (she) has been ellipted to avoid repetition: She (subject, pronoun) shouted (predicator, verb) and (marker, conjunction) (she, ellipted subject, pronoun) ran (predicator, verb). BillJ

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  • It's called a compound sentence, comprising two coordinated clauses.
  • The subject of the second clause (she) has been ellipted to avoid repetition: She (subject, pronoun) shouted (predicator, verb) and (marker, conjunction) (she, ellipted subject, pronoun) ran (predicator, verb).
  • BillJ
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It's called a compound sentence, comprising two coordinated clauses. The subject of the second clause (she) has been ellipted to avoid repetition:

She (subject, pronoun) shouted (predicator, verb) and (marker, conjunction) (she, ellipted subject, pronoun) ran (predicator, verb).

BillJ
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