Abstract
The text deals with the characteristic of written syntax of the Czech language used by older school age pupils based on the material of written assignments - style narration. Based on the analysis of selected textual characteristics of two sets of texts - (1) pupils of 6th and 7th grade of basic school in a small town / village, (2) pupils of 6th and 7th grade of basic school in a bigger city - the state of current written syntax used by pupils of older school age is described.
Mapping the usage of written syntax used by pupils of 6th and 7th grade of basic school is one particular objective of the research "Development of Syntax of Written Czech Used by Older School Age Pupils" which is supported by the Grant Agency of Charles University. Considering current criticism of the declining level of self-expression occurring with pupils nowadays, there is also a comparison with the results of previous studies.