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Topic 4 (session A) - The grammar of simple sentences > Style, meaning & the structure of sentences > Task F |
Session Overview |
What is/are grammar(s) (for)? |
Style, meaning and the structure of sentences |
SPOCA analysis and what it can show |
Subject manipulation in text |
SPOCA checksheet |
SPOCA Self Test |
Topic 4 'tool' Summary |
Useful Links |
Readings |
Style, meaning and the structure of sentencesTask F: Deviant SPOCA orderings and foregroundingNow let us return to the extracts from 'Esther's Tomcat' by Ted Hughes, which we looked at in Task A. Do a SPOCA analysis of each of the emboldened sentences below to reveal their grammatical oddity, and compare your answer with ours by clicking on the relevant sentence. 1. [Daylong this tomcat . . . sleeps till blue dusk.] Then reappear his eyes.
2. Over the roofs go his eyes and outcry.
3. The tomcat still grallochs the odd dog on the quiet, will take the head clean off your simple pullet. Is unkillable.
ReadingTo learn in more detail about SPOCA analysis, read the SPOCA checksheet which is part of this session and then read chapter 5 ('Clauses': pp. 75-92) of
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