A set of HANDY NOTES on the diagramming RULES is found here.

Make the Linear Grammatical Diagram:

• it is compact
• it retains the original word order
• S-V-OBJ of main clauses are close in proximity and are left justified
• markers identify the prepositional phrases (\) and verbals ( ^-ed, ^-ing, ^to)
• subordinate clauses have indentation
  

Linear diagrams can be typed out on a handheld mobile device.

The linear diagram displays the text in short and simple units.
You can examine very complicated sentences piece by piece.


Start a new and separate line  for these cases:

1.  Verse numbers

2.  \ Prepositional phrases

3.  Subordinate conjunctions (S-Cj) and Relative pronouns (R-Pr)

• _ _ indent 2-4 spaces for all text under the
  

S-Cj or R-P

Common S-Cj and R-Pr:

4.  Major conjunctions

Place the conjunction on a separate line if it joins

- verbs
- sentences
- clauses

5.  Text in quotation marks "..."

Indent quotations.

6.  verbal phrases
     - look for verb forms with:

• "to + infinitive"
  

• "-ing"
  

• "-ed"

Example: John 4:43-54

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