What's in each stage?
| Stage 1. THEME | Stage 2. NEW |
|---|---|
| The THEME stage is all the words before, but not including, the main verb in the sentence. This may be just 1 or 2 words, or as many as 20 or more words. The Theme is all information you put before the main verb in the sentence. | The NEW stage may be some or all the words including, and after the verb. If a sentence ends with the verb, the New may be only 1 or 2 words. If the sentence is longer the New may also be in some, or all words following the verb. |
| THEME : Words before the verb | NEW : verb and/or words after verb |
| e.g. 1. Students e.g. 2. Many university students e.g. 3. Almost all final year university students |
study. study quite hard. study very hard all night before exams. |
