Topic 6 (session A) - Style and Style variation > Authorial and text style > Task G

Authorial and Text Style

Task G - Grammar

(i) Try to analyse the grammatical construction of the sentences in each passage, to see how this aspect of the language of the passages contributes to their style, meaning and effect.

We will provide complete grammatical analyses of each sentence for you to examine, which you can reveal by clicking on the individual sentences of each passage. We don't expect you to work in such detail on every sentence, but the more you practise and compare, the better your ability in doing grammatical analysis, - an important aspect of analysis - , will become. We will present our analyses of each sentence in the form of a tree diagram, as that will make it easier to see the relative simplicity and complexity of the various sentences and texts.

(ii) Then try to relate the properties your grammatical analysis reveals to the style meaning and effect of each passage. After each passage you can compare your conclusions with ours.

Steinbeck Passage   Jane Austen Passage   Lawrence Passage

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