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 Topic 7 (session A) - The grammar of complex sentences > Linking, listing and nesting clauses > Task E

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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

S

P

A

A

John |

came |

round |

at tea time

Now compare our analysis of 'John came round at tea time' with:

S

P

A

???

John |

came |

round |

when it was time for tea.

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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