Text types: Stories

Linking clauses to create a story

Focus on grammar

In other pages in this set we have described the clauses used in stories. We are now going to explore how these clauses are linked together to create a story world with a setting, characters, plot and atmosphere. To link clauses to create a story, we use the following language patterns across the whole text or across stages of the text:

	vocabulary patterns
	chains of pronouns which refer to participants in the text
	leaving out words and substituting words
	connectives
	patterns of information flow

For more information about linking clauses together to create a text in stories, see:

Text types: Particular Descriptions: Linking clauses to create a particular description
Text types: Recounts: Linking clauses to create a recount
Grammar: Sentence: Combining clauses in a sentence: Overview  
Grammar: Sentence: Meaning relationships between clauses: Overview
Grammar: Clause: Using the clause to organise text: Overview
Grammar: Word classes: Pronouns: Overview
Grammar: Word classes: Conjunctions: Overview