. Diagramming sentences helps us visualize the grammatical structure and relationships between different parts of a sentence, as given below
1. "Unfortunately, the new student Ida hit herself with the tennis racket."
Unfortunate
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Ida hit herself
↓ ↓ ↓
new student tennis racket
In this diagram, "Ida" is the subject, "hit" is the verb, and "herself" is the reflexive pronoun. The adjectives "new" and "student" modify "Ida," and "with the tennis racket" functions as a prepositional phrase.
2. "She got herself some water after the game."
She
↓
got herself some water
↓
after the game
Here, "She" is the subject, "got" is the verb, and "herself" is the reflexive pronoun. "Some water" is the direct object, and "after the game" is a prepositional phrase providing additional information.
3. "The instructor himself accidentally hit her with a tennis ball."
The instructor hit
↓
himself accidentally
↓
her with a tennis ball
In this diagram, "The instructor" is the subject, "hit" is the verb, and "her" is the object. "Himself" is an intensive pronoun emphasizing "the instructor." "Accidentally" describes how the action occurred, and "with a tennis ball" is a prepositional phrase.