Year 9

Embedding skills to use a range of grammatical structures

Year 9

Embedding skills to use a range of grammatical structures

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will recap some of the core grammatical structures and rules that we have already studied in this unit and apply them in a piece of writing. We will also learn about rhetoric and think about ethos, logos and pathos.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these punctuation marks is a colon?
-
;
Correct answer: :
...
Q2.
What is the correct definition of a main clause?
a clause that doesn't make sense on its own
a clause that is about one thing
Correct answer: a clause that makes sense on its own
Q3.
One possible use of a colon is to:
to end a sentence
Correct answer: to introduce a list
to show posession
Q4.
True or false: A colon separates two subordinate clauses.
Correct answer: false
true
Q5.
True or false: Often, a colon is used to add emphasis to a particular word or phrase.
false
Correct answer: true
Q6.
True or false: You do not need a capital letter after a colon unless it is a proper noun or quotation.
false
Correct answer: true

7 Questions

Q1.
You should usually have a main clause before a colon (even when introducing a list).
false
Correct answer: true
Q2.
Which of the statement is true?
You always need a capital letter after a semicolon.
You need a capital letter after a semicolon if it is the start of a new clause.
Correct answer: You need a capital letter after a semicolon if the first word is a proper noun.
You should never use a capital letter after a semicolon.
Q3.
Which statement is true?
A colon separates two subordinate clauses.
Correct answer: A complete sentence contains a subject, object and predicate.
All sentences need a subject and and an adjective.
Q4.
In writing to show viewpoint, what is the purpose of an introduction?
could “drop” your reader into a scenario
create a springboard to link into the next paragraph
establish your relationship with the reader (tone)
Correct answer: give an overview of your line of argument
Q5.
Appeal to ethics (convince the audience of your character) is...
Correct answer: ethos
logos
pathos
Q6.
Appeal to to logic (use facts and reason) is...
ethos
Correct answer: logos
pathos
Q7.
Appeal to emotions (target the thoughts and feelings of the audience) is...
ethos
logos
Correct answer: pathos