Topic 4 (session A) - The grammar of simple sentences > Style, meaning & the structure of sentences > Task E

Style, meaning and the structure of sentences

Task E: Analysing some simple sentences using SPOCA analysis

Below we give you some simple sentences with the constituents of those sentences distinguished:

(i) Work out what kind of phrase each constituent is (NP, VP, AdjP, AdvP, PP) and enter your answer in the box below each phrase.

(ii) Drag and drop the phrases into the table below to show the SPOCA structures of the sentences they occur in.

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