Starter quiz
- Match the terms to their definitions.
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- main clause⇔a clause that makes sense on its own ✓
- relative subordinate clause⇔a clause beginning with a relative pronoun ✓
- adverbial subordinate clause⇔a clause beginning with a subordinating conjunction ✓
- clause⇔a group of words that contains a verb ✓
- Which of these is a simple sentence?
- The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
- Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast. ✓
- As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
- Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
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- Which of these is a compound sentence?
- The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
- Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
- As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
- Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship. ✓
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- Which of these is a relative complex sentence?
- The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France. ✓
- Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
- As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
- Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
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- Which of these is an adverbial complex sentence?
- The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
- Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
- As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside. ✓
- Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
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- Match the terms to their examples.
- co-ordinating conjunction⇔but ✓
- subordinating conjunction⇔because ✓
- relative pronoun⇔who ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the key words to their definitions.
- editing⇔the process of improving writing to improve text flow ✓
- grammar⇔the set of rules that govern a language ✓
- punctuation⇔standardised symbols and marks used in written language ✓
- sentence structure⇔how words are arranged and organised to convey meaning ✓
- vocabulary⇔the language choices made by the writer ✓
- Which of these is a function of a comma?
- to separate nouns in a list ✓
- after a fronted adverbial ✓
- to mark the end of a sentence
- after a subordinate clause that comes first in a complex sentence ✓
- around an embedded relative clause ✓
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- Which of these are types of language choice that you would use in a journalistic report?
- fronted adverbials ✓
- capital letters
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- passive voice ✓
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- Which of these linguistic devices can be used to create a formal tone?
- formal fronted adverbials ✓
- contracted words
- journalistic language ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
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- Which of these are part of the editing process?
- selecting which parts of the writing to improve ✓
- rewriting the whole piece
- only correcting mistakes
- making edits to punctuation, grammar and sentence structure ✓
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- Select the correct word to complete this sentence: As passengers __________ boarding the Titanic, crowds gathered at the quayside.
- were ✓
- where
- wear
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Key learning points
- The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve writing and make necessary corrections.
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing outcomes more effective in meeting text purpose.
- When editing, we are selective about which parts of our writing to improve.
- Editing does not involve re-writing the entire piece.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that editing requires them to rewrite the entire piece of writing.
Make explicit references to how to be selective with which elements of the writing to edit, for example vocabulary or sentence structure.
Keywords
Editing - the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
Grammar - the set of rules that govern a language
Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
Sentence structure - the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer
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