Mock test

Clause complexes: Isolate the clause-complexes and analyse whether they are
paratactically or hypotactically related. Indicate their logical relationship
Analyse all the clauses internally in terms of the experiential meaning.
Isolate the mood block and analyse the verbal group internally.

Pandora (Greek)
The Gods in heaven

created

Pandora.

Actor
subject
Declarative mood

material process
finite

Goal

(alfa) Before she left heaven, (beta) she was given a box [[to keep from Zeus. ]]
Before she
heaven,
PP

left

she

was given

a box

beneficiary

material process

goal

subject
Subject-Finite: declarative mood
Passive structure (giver is ellipsed)

to keep from
Zeus.
embedded
Clause

finite- main verb

She

was told

never to open it.

ReceiverSubject
S-F: Declarative mood

verbal process
finite (was) MVerb(told)

verbiage

Passive structure (sayer is left ellipsed)

(1) Pandora puzzled over the box and what might be inside, (2)but dared not look in it.
Pandora

puzzled over

thinker

mental process

the box and what might be

inside
phenomenon

but (she)
(ellipsed behaver)

dared not look

behavioral process

in it
pp

(1) subject(Pandora)- finite(puzzled) :declarative mood (2)ellipsed subject she- finite

(dared):declarative

Pandora

was sent

to Epimetheus

Goal
material process
PP
Subject (Pandora)-finite (was): declarative mood

[[who
had
helped
fashion the men and
animals of the earth.]]

embedded clause

passive structure (actor is ellipsed)

He

instantly

behaver

adverbial

fell in love

behavioral
process
Subject(He)- finite (fell): Declarative mood

with her.
pp

main verb: fell in love (phrasal verb verbal complex)

(1)Epimetheus was suspicious of the box, [[having been told of Zeus tricks]],
(2)and hid the box high on a shelf.
(1)Senser- mental process- phenomena (2) ellipsed actor- material process- PP
(1) subject- finite: declarative mood (2) ellipsed subject- finite: declarative mood
[[When his brother Prometheus returned]], (1)he was angry to find Pandora
(2)and told his brother [[he should never have accepted a gift from Zeus.]]
(1) senser- mental process- phenomenon (2) ellipsed sayer- verbal processreceiver- verbiage
(1)subject- finite:declarative mood (2)ellipsed subject- finite:declarative mood
Meanwhile Pandora continued to puzzle over the box, [[eventually finding it
high on the shelf where her husband had put it. ]]
senser- mental process- phenomenon
subject-finite: declarative mood

[[Reaching up]], (1)she slipped (2)and the box tumbled to the floor, [[opening
as it went.]]
(1)actor- material process (2) actor-material process-PP
(1)subject;finite: declarative (2)subject;finite: declarative mood
(1)From the box came a great sound (2)and all the surprises Zeus had put in
it came tumbling out (3)hunger, poverty, pain, envy and despair and all the
sorrowful things that would plague humans forever.

(beta)As these creatures slithered, crept and crawled out into the world (alfa)
one last creature was left; (1)it was Hope, [[(1)who followed the ugly things
(2)and gave hope to all.]]
(beta) actor- material process (verbal group:slithered crept and crawled)- range(pp)
(alfa) goal- material process
(1) identifier- relational process- identified