General Rules

DIAGRAMS.

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


GENERAL RULES.

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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Sample Diagram - General Form

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.