Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic | English

Starter quiz

Match the complex sentence types to their definitions.
- adverbial complex
  
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  sentence with a main clause & adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- relative complex
  
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  sentence with a main clause & relative subordinate clause ✓
- non-finite complex
  
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  sentence with a main clause & non-finite subordinate clause ✓
Match the terms to their examples.
- passive voice sentence
  
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  The ship was built by a team of experts in Belfast. ✓
- active voice sentence
  
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  A team of experts in Belfast built the ship. ✓
- present tense sentence
  
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  It is evident that passengers are enjoying their trip. ✓
Which of these verbs is written in the progressive form?
- comment
- commented
- commenting ✓
Which of these punctuation marks are inverted commas?
- .
- ,
- ( )
- " " ✓
- -
What is the purpose of inverted commas?
- to end a sentence
- to end a question
- to indicate direct speech ✓
- to demarcate parenthesis
Which of these are synonyms for 'said'?
- reported ✓
- excited
- commented ✓
- stated ✓
- enthusiastic