Sentence analysis: SPOCA exam prep
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Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Sentence elements (7)
Slide 2 - Mind map
Slide 3 - Slide
What do the sentence elements do?
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what the subject is or was
what the object is or was
expresses the action
info about when, where, how, why
person/thing benefitting from the action
person/thing doing the action
person/thing undergoing or affected by the action
Slide 4 - Drag question
Slide 5 - Slide
Sam bought his first car when he was 20.
Sam
bought
his first car
when he was 20
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Slide 6 - Drag question
Police reform has been unsuccessful in the USA.
Police reform
has been
unsuccessful
in the USA
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Slide 7 - Drag question
Unfortunately, the burglars must have heard us in the bedroom when the lamp broke
Unfortunately
the burglars
must have heard
us
in the bedroom
when the lamp broke
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Slide 8 - Drag question
I had always considered him an expert.
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had -
always
- considered
him
an expert
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Slide 9 - Drag question
Melanie suddenly felt very thirsty.
Melanie
suddenly
felt
very thirsty
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Slide 10 - Drag question
The doctor has explained the cause of the disease to me.
The doctor
has explained
the cause of the disease
to me
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