Writing about the syntax:
A variety of syntactical structures coherently support the author’s ……………… campaign to ………. spontaneous recount of ………….
Specifically, during the first part of the article, noun and adverbial phrases dominate the …………….
Primarily declarative sentences are used to inform audiences about the film and its source; also the compound and complex sentences convey a sense of fluency on behalf of the presenter who gives a semi-scripted background introduction to the discussion of 127 hours.
Because of the legal context, there are both compound and complex sentences that convey the complexity of the campaign as well as …
In addition, there are primarily declarative sentences such as because …
An instance of a passive construction can be found at line 10… (…) because … (information flow)
Passive sentences such as “his arm was pinned” highlight the effect of the action – being pinned – which would have been a horrifying experience. David uses repetitive phrases and cataphoric references such as … to focus attention on aspect of the “story”…
In this regard, the flow of information varies between front and end-focus as the author directs the reader’s attention from ……. to ………
Significantly, the adverbial clause (“…”) introduces new information at the beginning of the sentence to focus attention on ………….
Also the front-focussed noun phrase, “as professionals”, followed the main subject clause (we…) at line .. ( …) is clearly designed to …………… …
The end-focussed adverbial … (at … ) emphasises/ highlights / reinforces…
The use of listing is apparent at line …. which consists of a string of verbals/ adjectival phrases…
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