Starter quiz

  • Match the terms to their definitions.
    • clause
      ⇔
      a group of words that contains a verb  ✓
    • verb
      ⇔
      a doing, a being or a having word ✓
    • fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
  • A section in a non-chronological report can be introduced by a ...
    • 'subheading' ✓
  • Match the fronted adverbial to its purpose.
    • Additionally,
      ⇔
      to build on a point from the previous sentence ✓
    • In contrast,
      ⇔
      to introduce a contrasting idea from the previous sentence ✓
    • Amazingly,
      ⇔
      to show the writer's point of view ✓
  • Facts in the introduction of the non-chronological report are general. In later sections, what do the facts become?
    • short
    • long
    • specific  ✓
    • more general
  • Match the word class to its definition.
    • noun
      ⇔
      a naming word for people, places or things ✓
    • verb
      ⇔
      a doing, being or having word ✓
    • adjective
      ⇔
      a word that describes a noun ✓
    • adverb
      ⇔
      a word that describes a verb ✓
  • What is a co-ordinating conjunction?
    • a word that starts a subordinate clause
    • a word that describes a noun
    • a word that joins two main clauses to form a compound sentence  ✓
    • a word or words that can tell the reader where a noun is
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