Analysing sentence structure in Critical ReadingWord order
In the first section of the National 5 Critical Reading assessment, you will be asked to comment on examples of language including sentence structure. Revise how to analyse sentence structure in this guide.
Tomorrow, to the park we’ll go! The normal word order of this sentence would be We'll go to the park tomorrow. By changing the word order, the emphasis is on when and where they are going.
Wise, you are not. By inverting the normal word order, this emphasises the quality that they do not possess (wise)
Question
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Why is the above an effective use of inversion?
By rearranging the sentence, the reader focuses on the act instead of the repercussions. This also makes the sentence ring in a more poetic way.
