Starter quiz

  • Which of the following can be used to improve text cohesion?
    • joining separate sentences to make compound sentences  ✓
    • joining related ideas to make complex sentences  ✓
    • showing connections between ideas using fronted adverbials  ✓
    • using shorter words in your sentences
  • Which of the following is a compound sentence?
    • Stag beetles are native to the UK although they are endangered.
    • Stag beetles are native to the UK and they live in south east England.  ✓
    • Stag beetles, which are endangered, are native to the UK.
  • Which co-ordinating conjunction would best join the following two sentences? 'Male stag beetles have over-sized mandibles. Females do not.'
    • and
    • as
    • but  ✓
    • or
  • Match each type of complex sentence to the example of a word that could begin its subordinate clause.
    • adverbial complex sentence
      ⇔
      because ✓
    • relative complex sentence
      ⇔
      which ✓
    • non-finite complex sentence
      ⇔
      measuring ✓
  • Which of these sentences start with a fronted adverbial?
    • Interestingly, the adult stag beetle consumes very little nutrients.  ✓
    • The beetle can survive because it has significant energy stores.
    • As a result of this, stag beetle numbers are stabilising.  ✓
    • Stag beetle numbers have stabilised as a result of woodlands being protected.
  • Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.
    • fronted adverbial of cause
      ⇔
      Consequently, ✓
    • formal fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      On the other hand, ✓
    • viewpoint fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      Interestingly, ✓
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