Grammar for Everyone - Barbara Dykes 2007
Format 2 - clause analysis table
Introduction
Part II The parts of speech
With this kind of analysis, the number of columns may be varied according to the degree of difficulty being practised.
Beginner 1
Sentence: The zoo was closed because a large lion had escaped.
Complex sentence
Beginner 2
Sentence: The zoo was closed for three days, because a large lion, which had been flown from Africa, had escaped.
Complex sentence
Advanced 1
Sentence: George, who was an experienced climber, checked his protective clothing and counted his supplies before he set out on his challenging climb towards the summit.
Compound-complex sentence
Advanced 2
Sentence: When he paused for a brief rest, where the ground was less steep, George noticed a marker which the previous climber had planted beside a large boulder and he knew, without a doubt, that he was on the right track.
Compound-complex sentence