Starter quiz

  • Match the terms to their definitions:
    • punctuation
      ⇔
      a set of standardised symbols and marks to structure sentences ✓
    • vocabulary
      ⇔
      language choices made by a writer ✓
    • text cohesion
      ⇔
      how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader  ✓
  • Select the sentence that uses the apostrophe for singular possession correctly.
    • Harriet's family lived and worked on a plantation.  ✓
    • Harriets family lived and worked on a plantation.
    • Harriets' family lived and worked on a plantation.
  • Select the sentence that uses the apostrophe for plural possession correctly.
    • Southern State's laws permitted slavery at that time.
    • Southern States law's permitted slavery at that time.
    • Southern States' laws permitted slavery at that time.  ✓
  • Match the fronted adverbial types to their examples.
    • formal fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      However, ✓
    • viewpoint fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      Significantly, ✓
    • fronted adverbial of cause
      ⇔
      Consequently, ✓
  • Select the appropriate relative pronoun to complete the following sentence: 'Harriet, __________ was five years old at the time, worked as a house servant.'
    • who  ✓
    • which
    • whose
  • Which is the best definition of a subheading?
    • a title for a whole piece of writing
    • a title for a section or paragraph of writing  ✓
    • a title for a particular sentence
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