[Grammar] diagraming a sentence

[Sally Hansen]

writing a research paper requires careful documentation of sources.
Please diagram it for me.

 

[TheParser]

writing a research paper requires careful documentation of sources.
Please diagram it for me.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Good morning, Ms. Hansen.

(1) May I give you my high-school level input?

(2) I, too, love diagramming.

(3) Writing a research paper = complete subject.

(a) writing = simple subject (a gerund)

(b) a research paper = object of the gerund.

(i) a = adjective (I think college-level people call it a so-called determiner).

(ii) research paper = compound noun.

(a) Or you could say that "research" is an adjective that modifies the noun "paper."

(4) requires = verb

(5) careful documentation = object of the verb.

(a) "careful" is adjective that modifies the noun "documentation."

(6) of sources = prepositional phrase that modifies (belongs to) the noun "documentation."

(a) of = preposition
(b) sources = noun/ object of preposition "of."

*****

Since you like diagramming, I strongly recommend that you go to the

"Diagramming" forum at this website. There is an outstanding teacher

who will use the old-fashioned (but great) Reed-Kellogg diagramming

system to draw you a "picture" of how all these words and sentences

fit together.

Have a nice day!