語言由語法、詞匯、語音三個基本要素組成。從現代白話的語法方麵考察可知，漢語受到了印歐語言的影響。下文是以具體例子來討論白話歐化的語言學現象。其中，漢語例句引自北京官話聖經譯本[20]，英語例句引自北京官話聖經譯本的譯源本——英語欽定本聖經[21]。
1.句子的延長
中國古漢語追求凝練簡潔，善用短句鋪排，注重誦讀的氣韻節拍，因此即便有包孕句，也大多不複雜。隨著中國思想文化的轉型，對新思想的論述、現代性的探索和社會的反思，都需要與之匹配的高度綜合和理性的語言。這種時代的需求進一步催生了複雜的包孕句、複雜的修飾成分、複雜的包含結構、完整句子主語及關係連詞等。這些都使得句子變得越來越長了。正如成仿吾先生所感歎：“中國舊有的語法太籠統，太簡單，要談精密的理論，要寫複雜的現象，自非將歐洲的語法和文脈引進來補充不可。”[22]這種引進在翻譯作品中，更是被不知不覺地采用了。
例1：1 Therefore being justified by faith，we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ：2 by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand，and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.3 And not only so，but we glory in tribulations also；knowing that tribulation worketh patience；4 and patience，experience；and experience，hope：5 And hope maketh not ashamed；because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
1我們既因信得稱為義、就靠我主耶穌基督、得與上帝複和。2又因信耶穌得立在這恩惠之中、並且歡歡喜喜盼望上帝的榮耀、3不但如此、就是在患難之中、也是喜歡的、因為知道患難生忍耐、4忍耐生老練、老練生盼望、5盼望不至於羞恥、因為所賜給我們的聖神、將上帝的慈愛、澆灌在我們心裏。
《羅馬書》第5章第1—4節
例2：11 And God said，Let the earth bring forth grass，the herb yielding seed，and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind，whose seed is in itself，upon the earth：and it was so.12 And the earth brought forth grass，and herb yielding seed after his kind，and the tree yielding fruit，whose seed was in itself，after his kind：and God saw that it was good.13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
11上帝說、地要發生結子的青草菜蔬和結果子的樹木、果子都包著核、各從其類在地上、就如話而成了。12於是地發生了結子的青草菜蔬和結果子的樹木、果子都包著核、各從其類、上帝看著是好。13有晚有早、是第三日。
《創世紀》第1章第11—13節
例3：1 In the beginning was the Word，and the Word was with God，and the Word was God.2 The same was in the beginning with God.3 All things were made by him；and without him was not any thing made that was made.