Older Beginner Week 17, Pg 266

[hiddenjewel]

"To show that he hadn't been frightened, he jumped up and down once or twice in an exercising sort of way."

My daughter and I are wondering where "that" would go on the diagram. I am guessing it goes on the stem leading up to the clause "he had not been frightened" but I am not sure.

Thanks.

[Lene Mahler Jaqua]

Good question/observation.

"that" kind of goes 'nowhere'. Why? because you can take it out and the sentence remains the same. Read it to yourself to assure yourself that you agree with that.

"That" is sometimes diagrammed on a horizontal line above the diagram in cases like this. It just dangles up there to show it was in the sentence.

Lene

[hiddenjewel]

We were wondering why "so" was floating in the previous sentence diagram. So now I know. Thanks much.