"Because "will make" is an action verb, the diagram separates the verb and the direct object with a straight line. A slanted line (like in "Planet of the Apes") would show a linking verb and its ...

Because "was" is a linking verb that doesn't require an object, the diagram uses a slanted line. A straight line — like the one between "were striking" and "thirteen" in the second clause (the ...

The light travels in a straight line directly from the object to your eye. Ray diagrams are used to show the path that light takes. The rays of light are represented using straight lines ...

The diagram above illustrates how precipitation, dry air, and evaporation produce potentially devastating surface winds. Unlike straight-line winds, a tornado is rotating column of air extending ...