Advanced Clause Structures

Grammar Reference

Advanced Clause Structures — Exercises

Practice Tasks

1. Write three original sentences using advanced structures from this chapter on Advanced Clause Structures.
   
2. Identify one structure from each slide and explain in your own words when and why it is used.
   
3. Find a sentence in a text you have read recently that uses a structure from this chapter. Copy it and analyse it.
   

Exercise 2 — Production

1. Write a sentence opening with a non-finite participial clause ("Having...", or an -ed/-ing clause).
   
2. Write a sentence containing a comment clause set off with commas (e.g. "strictly speaking", "as far as I can tell").
   

Advanced Clause Structures — Answer Key

Practice Tasks

1. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating advanced clause structures (participial clauses, absolute clauses, cleft sentences). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.
2. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating advanced clause structures (participial clauses, absolute clauses, cleft sentences). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.
3. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating advanced clause structures (participial clauses, absolute clauses, cleft sentences). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.

Exercise 2 — Production

1. Open answer — graded automatically online; no single fixed model answer.
2. Open answer — graded automatically online; no single fixed model answer.