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 Topic 7 (session A) - The grammar of complex sentences > SPOCA Review > Task A

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SPOCA Review- the grammar of simple sentences and clauses

Task A - Identifying SPOCA elements

text / accessible version of taskAnalyse each of the sentences in the text below, identifying their SPOCA elements and the kind of phrase which fills each SPOCA slot. Then click on each sentence to compare your analysis with ours.


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