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Briggs, F. Allen – 1968
The function of syntax as a factor in comprehension is described in terms of transformations of basic sentence patterns. Examples of transformations of the basic indirect object sentence are included to show emphasis, questions, negations, and coordinate or subordinate relationships. The term grammeme is defined as the minimum unit of syntactical…
Descriptors: Kernel Sentences, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Reading Comprehension
Sternglass, Marilyn S. – 1977
Current research in reading indicates that what the reader brings to the printed page is far more important to comprehension than the information appearing there. This paper presents a model of how the integration of reading and writing skills can be undertaken, thereby strengthening both skill areas. With selections from a literary text and a…
Descriptors: Kernel Sentences, Language Patterns, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes
Richek, Margaret Ann – 1975
Test questions were phrased according to different sentence structures in a study of the complexity level of items for 220 third-grade children. Both the sensitivity of wh-questions (who, what, where, etc.) as a dependent variable and differences between wh-questions eliciting subject and predicate nouns were investigated. Effects of paraphrase…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
