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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?
- Although basking sharks have many teeth, they do not use them to eat.
- Basking sharks have many teeth, but they do not use them to eat. ✓
- Basking sharks, which filter water for zooplankton, have many sharp teeth.
Which co-ordinating conjunction would best join these two sentences? 'Basking sharks reach 12m in length. They weigh up to six tonnes.'
- but
- as
- and ✓
- 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
  
  ⇔
  
  reaching ✓
Which sentences start with a fronted adverbial?
- Because they are caught accidentally, basking sharks are endangered. ✓
- Basking sharks are endangered because they are caught accidentally.
- Amazingly, the basking shark's liver is a quarter of its whole weight. ✓
- The basking shark's amazing liver is a quarter of its whole weight.
Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples.
- fronted adverbial of cause
  
  ⇔
  
  Consequently, ✓
- formal fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  On the other hand, ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  Interestingly, ✓