Linking, listing and nesting clauses
Task E - how does clausal nesting work?
Let's first of all take a simple sentence.
What is the SPOCA structure of the following sentence?
After you have worked it out, compare your analysis with ours.
John came round at tea time
Our Answer
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John |
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came |
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round |
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at tea time
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Now compare our analysis of 'John came round at tea time' with:
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John |
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came |
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round |
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when it was time for tea.
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How would you analyse 'when it was time for tea'?
When you have worked out your answer, compare your thoughts with ours.
Our answer
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