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Sentence Diagram Generator

Turn any sentence into a precise Reed-Kellogg diagram showing subject, predicate, modifiers, and phrases on a baseline — ready to export for class or research.

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Sentence Diagram Generator— templates & examples

Everything you need to diagram any sentence

Reed-Kellogg baseline layout, automatically

Reed-Kellogg baseline layout, automatically

Every sentence diagram generator output follows the Reed-Kellogg convention: subject and predicate on a horizontal baseline separated by a vertical line, single-word modifiers on slanted branches below their head words, and prepositional phrases on angled-then-horizontal lines beneath the words they modify. This sentence diagrammer handles all standard parts of speech — nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions — and places each one in its grammatically correct position without any manual arrangement.

Simple, compound, and complex sentences

Simple, compound, and complex sentences

Whether you are diagramming a simple subject-verb pair or a compound-complex sentence with embedded subordinate clauses, this diagramming sentences generator scales cleanly. Compound sentences are joined at a dotted step-line labeled with the conjunction; subordinate clauses drop onto their own sub-baseline connected to the point of attachment in the main clause. Use the sentence to diagram generator to walk students or readers through increasingly complex syntax, one level at a time.

Export-ready for textbooks, worksheets, and papers

Export-ready for textbooks, worksheets, and papers

Every figure from this sentence diagram maker is typeset with clean, sans-serif labels — no hand-drawn strokes — and exports as a high-resolution image ready for print or digital use. Grammar teachers embed diagrams in worksheets and slide decks; linguistics instructors include them in course notes and papers; students attach them to grammar assignments. Relabel any element, adjust spacing, and re-export as your sentences change.

What is a sentence diagram?

A sentence diagram is a visual map of a sentence's grammar, placing the subject and predicate on a horizontal baseline split by a vertical line, with modifiers and phrases on branches below. The Reed-Kellogg system makes the relationships between parts of speech immediately visible. With SciFig's sentence diagram generator you type any sentence and receive a clean, typeset diagram of every grammatical element — fully editable and export-ready for class or publication.

Why sentence diagrams improve grammar instruction

  • Make the relationship between subject, predicate, and all modifiers visible at a single glance
  • Show how prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses attach to the main clause hierarchy
  • Help students distinguish modifiers from core sentence elements on the baseline
  • Replace abstract grammar rules with a concrete spatial layout that reinforces parts-of-speech roles
  • Enable teachers to compare simple and complex sentence structures side by side
  • Provide a shareable, exportable figure for worksheets, assessments, and textbook illustrations

Key components of a Reed-Kellogg sentence diagram

  • Horizontal baseline — carries the subject on the left and the predicate verb on the right, separated by a full vertical line
  • Subject — the noun or pronoun performing the action, placed left of the dividing line on the baseline
  • Predicate — the verb or verb phrase placed right of the dividing line, extended for direct objects and complements
  • Modifiers — adjectives and adverbs placed on slanted lines beneath the noun or verb they modify
  • Prepositional phrases — preposition on a diagonal line descending from the modified word, object on a short horizontal below it
  • Subordinate clauses — placed on a separate sub-baseline connected by a dotted line to the attachment point in the main clause
  • Coordinating conjunctions — shown on a dotted step-line joining two parallel baselines in compound sentence diagrams

Where sentence diagram generators are used

  • K–12 English grammar classes teaching parts of speech and sentence structure
  • College composition and linguistics courses illustrating syntactic analysis
  • ESL and EFL instruction to clarify how English clause structure differs from learners' first languages
  • Textbook authors and curriculum developers creating grammar exercise worksheets
  • Linguistics researchers illustrating parsed examples in journal articles and conference papers
  • Test-prep materials for standardized exams that assess grammar and sentence structure knowledge

How to make a sentence diagram

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