Topic 7 (session A) - The grammar of complex sentences > Grammar made easy > Task A

Grammar made easy - the basic principles

Task A - Understanding the principles

Let's first of all start with three empty boxes to help us understand in outline the three basic principles involved in joining simple grammatical constructions together to make more complex structures. We will call these three principles linking, listing and nesting.

Click on each of the buttons below to see how the boxes can be organised in different configurations:

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