General Rules

Prin. The office of a word in a sentence, determines its position in the diagram, according to the following

RULE

1. The principal parts of a sentence are placed uppermost, and on the same horizontal line; as 1, 2, 3.
2. The Subject of a sentence takes the first place; as 1.
3. The Predicate is placed to the right of the subject—attached; as 2—7—11—26
4. 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.
5. A word, phrase, or sentence, is placed beneath the word which it qualifies; as 4 and 5 qualify I ~—(25, 26, x) qualify 22
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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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Explanation of the preceding Diagram.

0—Introduces a sentence,	Rule	7.
Principal parts 1—Subject,   2—Predicate of 1, 3—Object of 2.	“	2.
	“	3.
	“	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.