Break down this sentence: In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since

Question

The teacher wrote:  Analyze that sentence's "grammar"  in any way that you want to/are able to. Start at the word class level if you like. You could talk about phrases and clauses within the sentence. You could tell what kind of sentence it is. You could address punctuation, tone, word choice, anything we have studied about grammar in class, or anything you know about language from your own studies in our class blogs or rules project. Just write as much as you can about the grammar/language of the sentence.

Answer 1

Hi Brianna- While I can't directly answer the question for you, I can offer a strategy for how I would approach this. First, I would break down the sentence into dependent clauses, independent clauses, and phrases. That will help you decide on punctuation (such as commas). You could then address the tone of the sentence, how it sounds. Is it formal or informal? Does it read like a science research paper or does it sound like a conversation? Word choice often helps determine the tone as well.

 

A few ideas to get you started.

 

Chris