Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
November 1980 5-a-day
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- 1st November 1980Is 'the mens changing room' correctly punctuated? If not, correct it.
- 2nd November 1980Replace 'big' with a word showing extreme size in: 'The dog was big.'
- 3rd November 1980How many dependent (subordinate) clauses does a compound-complex sentence need at minimum?
- 4th November 1980Identify the parenthesis in this sentence and state its function: 'The plan, though risky, could save the school.'
- 5th November 1980Identify the technique in: 'Every day. Every meal. Every child deserves better.'
- 6th November 1980Explain the difference in meaning between 'I have been reading that book' and 'I had been reading that book.'
- 7th November 1980Identify the past continuous verb in: 'She was singing loudly in the shower.'
- 8th November 1980Change the pronoun correctly: Direct speech 'I am tired,' said Maria. Reported: Maria said ___ was tired.
- 9th November 1980Rewrite 'The storm had seldom been so fierce' using inversion.
- 10th November 1980Rewrite this abrupt paragraph opening to improve cohesion with a previous paragraph about fear: 'The character then goes to the market.'
- 11th November 1980Identify the language technique in 'the moon smiled down on the sleeping town'.
- 12th November 1980Combine into a complex sentence: 'The car broke down. We were driving to the coast.'
- 13th November 1980Make this sentence negative: 'He likes football.'
- 14th November 1980Correct the error: 'If I would have known, I would have told you.'
- 15th November 1980Give one connective that shows addition.
- 16th November 1980Explain in one sentence why a semicolon suits 'The rain stopped; the sun broke through' better than a comma.
- 17th November 1980What effect does using a direct quotation from a named expert usually have on an argument?
- 18th November 1980Identify the subordinate clause in: 'The dog barked when the postman arrived.'
- 19th November 1980Is 'happiness' an abstract noun or a concrete noun?
- 20th November 1980Choose the correct verb: 'Either the manager or the staff (is/are) responsible for the decision.'
- 21st November 1980Explain in a few words how tone differs from register.
- 22nd November 1980Rewrite 'The company launched a new product' in the passive voice, omitting the doer.
- 23rd November 1980Identify the punctuation mark used to introduce a quotation in: 'she said simply: it was time to leave.'
- 24th November 1980Choose the correct word: 'The dog wagged ___ tail.' (its / it's)
- 25th November 1980Identify both the auxiliary and the main verb in: 'We had been waiting for an hour.'
- 26th November 1980Which pronoun order is correct: 'turn it off' or 'turn off it'?
- 27th November 1980Rewrite 'The room was tidy' using a strong antonym to describe total disorder.
- 28th November 1980Give the noun form of the verb 'arrive'.
- 29th November 1980Punctuate this line with an interrupting reporting clause: i dont know she said ill try
- 30th November 1980Identify the rhyme scheme of a stanza rhyming light / night / sight / bite.