General Rules
Prin. The office of a word in a sentence, determines its position in the diagram, according to the following
GENERAL RULES.
RULE
- The principal parts of a sentence are placed uppermost, and on the same horizontal line; as 1, 2, 3.
- The Subject of a sentence takes the first place; as 1.
- The Predicate is placed to the right of the subject—attached; as 2—7—11—26
- The Object is placed to the right of the predicate; as 3. The object of a phrase is placed to the right of the word which introduces the phrase; as 22 to the right of 21.
- A word, phrase, or sentence, is placed beneath the word which it qualifies; as 4 and 5 qualify I ~—(25, 26, x) qualify 22
- A word used to introduce a phrase, is placed beneath the word which the phrase qualities—having its object to the right and connecting both; as 15 connecting 12 and 16—21 connecting 3 and 22.
- A word used only to connect, is placed between the two words connected; as 10 between 7 and 11; and a word used to introduce a sentence, is placed above the predicate of the sentence, and attached to it by a line; as 0 above 2.
- A word relating back to an other word, is attached to the antecedent by a line; as 6 attached to 1, and x to 22.
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0—Introduces a sentence, | Rule | 7. | ||||
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“ | 2. | ||||
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“ | 4. | |||||
4 and 5 individually, and 6 to 19 inclusive, collectively, qualify or define 1, |
“ | 5. | ||||
6—Subject of 7 and 11, and relates to 1, | “ | 2 and 8. | ||||
7—Predicate of 6, | “ | 3. | ||||
8 and 9—Modify 7, | “ | 5. | ||||
10—Connects 7 and 11, | “ | 7. | ||||
11—Predicate of 6, | “ | 3. | ||||
12—Object of 11, | “ | 4. | ||||
13, 14, (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)—Qualify or define 12, | “ | 5. | ||||
20 and (21, 22, 23, 24)—Qualify or define 3, | “ | 5. | ||||
21—Shows a relation of 3 and 22, | “ | 6. | ||||
22—Object of 21, | “ | 4. | ||||
23, 24, (25, 26, x)—Qualify or define 22, | “ | 5. | ||||
25—Subject of 26, | “ | 2. | ||||
26—Predicate of 25, | “ | 3. | ||||
x-Object (understood) of 26 and relating to 22, | “ | 4 and 8. |