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Close Reading – Sentence Structure

Close Reading – Sentence Structure. LI: I will understand how to answer questions on sentence structure. Sentence structure Questions. If you’re being asked about the effect of sentence structure, chances are you’re being asked about something that you’ll have noticed already.

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Close Reading – Sentence Structure

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  1. Close Reading – Sentence Structure LI: I will understand how to answer questions on sentence structure.

  2. Sentence structure Questions • If you’re being asked about the effect of sentence structure, chances are you’re being asked about something that you’ll have noticed already. • They are not trick questions. • Something obvious will be happening. You just need to look for it! • You then need to decide what the effect is!

  3. Most common things to look for…. • Repetition • Word order (Inversion) • Types of sentences • Punctuation • Patterns • Climax • Parenthesis

  4. Sentence structure tasks • List all the types of sentences there are. How do you recognise these types of sentences? What do they do? 2. List all of the punctuation marks there are. What do they do?

  5. Statements • Exclamations • Minor Sentences • Commands • Questions

  6. Commas (,) separate phrases and clauses within a sentence, divide a list. • A colon (:) introduces a quotation or a list; an explanation or elaboration; or a summing up. There will often be a balance between the two parts of the sentence it divides. • A semi-colon (;) finishes off one part of the sentence. It may be used instead of a conjunction to separate two principle clauses in a sentence. • Inverted commas (‘ ’) or (“ ”) mark quotations, direct speech, foreign words or words used in an unusual way. (Italics may be used similarly) • A dash (-) can function like a colon to introduce a quotation, list, explanation, elaboration or summing up; two dashes can mark off a parenthesis.

  7. Do not………… • Give vague answers about the effect of the sentence structure. • We all know that parenthesis adds extra information. You have to be more specific in your answers. What is the extra information, why do we need it, how does it affect the reader etc? • Lots of commas might increase the pace but what is the effect? Excitement, panic, anger? • Do not answer on imagery, word choice etc if you are being asked about sentence structure!

  8. Do……. • Be specific • Give examples • Explain the effect • Answer the question

  9. Formula • Identify the technique first. • Quote or describe the features of the technique. • Explain the effects of the technique.(Remember in many of these questions you are told the effect- your task is to explain how it is created)

  10. What do you notice about the sentence structure? • Kerry, 28, who dropped from a size 14 to a size 10 last year after a $15000 surgery makeover, has ditched her healthy eating and exercise regime and has put on almost a stone in four weeks. • Q: How is the writer’s opinion of Kerry expressed through sentence structure?

  11. The next day, Sam changed the locks on their home and there were reports her sisters made inquiries with police about a restraining order. Since the split, Lindsay has confessed to feeling ‘alone’. She said, “I’m a 22 year old girl who’s in love. I’m just really hurt. This whole situation is sick.” Q: How does the sentence structure in paragraph 2 further the idea of being ‘alone’?

  12. Jordan’s suspicious that Pete is having an affair. She’s so paranoid. She knows he was hanging around with lots of attractive women while they were in LA, and she keeps telling him that the women there are horrible. Q: How does the sentence structure further the idea of suspicion?

  13. Gordon, 42, who is worth $60 million, has spent years cultivating a reputation as a fiery chef, and devoted husband and father. Q: How does the sentence structure help to convey Gordon’s character?

  14. But although Danniella’s family and friends are thrilled by the news of her comeback, health experts have expressed concern that Daniella, 35, who battled cocaine addiction for 12 years, may be faced with the temptation of drugs again when she returns to the showbiz scene. Q: How does the sentence structure convey Daniella’s lifestyle?

  15. You wouldn’t believe Gillian is her sister. Her lack of make up and scraped back hair age her by over a decade, and her scruffy clothes drown her hair and femininity. She could be Cheryl’s mum! Q: How is the writer’s opinion of Gillian conveyed by sentence structure?

  16. It’s one thing to have a double who looks like you, but singer Charlotte Church’s lookalike is leading a parallel life – just without the star’s fame and fortune. Q: How does the sentence structure indicate the writer’s opinion that the lookalike is worse off?

  17. As Jade Goody battled cervical cancer, best friend Kevin Adams was always at her side. He nursed her through her operations, chemotherapy and held her hand as she tragically slipped away five weeks ago. Now, he says he is coping by focusing on the happy memories of the reality star. Q: How does the sentence structure show Adams’ loyalty and dedication to Goody?

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