Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
August 1988 5-a-day
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- 1st August 1988Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 2nd August 1988Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 3rd August 1988Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 4th August 1988Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 5th August 1988Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 6th August 1988Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 7th August 1988Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 8th August 1988What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 9th August 1988Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 10th August 1988Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 11th August 1988Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 12th August 1988Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 13th August 1988Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 14th August 1988What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 15th August 1988Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 16th August 1988Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 17th August 1988Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 18th August 1988Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 19th August 1988Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 20th August 1988Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 21st August 1988Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 22nd August 1988Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 23rd August 1988Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 24th August 1988Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 25th August 1988Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 26th August 1988What is anaphora?
- 27th August 1988Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 28th August 1988Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 29th August 1988Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 30th August 1988Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 31st August 1988Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.