Starter quiz
- Match the type of fronted adverbial to the example.
- fronted adverbial of cause⇔Consequently, ✓
- formal fronted adverbial⇔In addition to this, ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial⇔Surprisingly, ✓
- How could these two ideas be combined in a compound sentence? Pandas eat mostly bamboo. It makes up 98% of their food intake.
- Pandas eat mostly bamboo, but it makes up 98% of their food intake.
- Pandas eat mostly bamboo and it makes up 98% of their food intake. ✓
- Pandas eat mostly bamboo because it makes up 98% of their food intake.
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- How could these two ideas be combined in a complex sentence? Pandas live only in mountainous areas. Their habitats were destroyed.
- Because pandas live only in mountainous areas, their habitats were destroyed.
- Pandas live only in mountainous areas because their habitats were destroyed. ✓
- Pandas live only in mountainous areas, but their habitats were destroyed.
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- How could these two ideas be combined using fronted adverbials? Pandas have a 'thumb'. They can grip bamboo.
- Pandas have a 'thumb'. As a consequence, they can grip bamboo. ✓
- Pandas have a 'thumb'. However, they can grip bamboo.
- Pandas have a 'thumb'. Despite this, they can grip bamboo.
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- Which example combines these ideas using parenthesis correctly? A large national park was founded to protect pandas. It was founded in 2020.
- A large national park (was founded in 2020) to protect pandas.
- A large national park was founded (in 2020 to protect) pandas.
- A large national park was founded (in 2020) to protect pandas. ✓
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- Which of the following passages have good text cohesion?
- There are 1,800 pandas in the wild. There are 650 in captivity.
- There are 1,800 pandas in the wild and there are 650 in captivity. ✓
- There are 1,800 pandas in the wild. In addition, there are 650 in captivity. ✓
- There are 1,800 pandas in the wild. 650 live in captivity.
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