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English (Edexcel)
Fiction: science fiction writing
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The story 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' is an example of what genre?
horror
romance
science fiction ✓
Gothic
crime
Who wrote 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'?
'Jules Verne' ✓
An exclamative is a sentence which ...
asks a question.
conveys strong emotion. ✓
conveys a fact or piece of information.
gives a direct command.
Match the example sentence with the sentence type.
How did we get here?
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Interrogative ✓
Take cover now.
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Imperative ✓
It's behind you!
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Exclamative ✓
The lamps were broken.
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Declarative ✓
Which of these is the correct definition of the word 'conjunction'?
A word used to connect clauses or sentences ✓
A word used to separate clauses or sentences
A word used to show a close relationship between clauses or sentences
A word used to show synonyms for clauses or sentences
Which of the below is the correct definition for a compound sentence?
A sentence containing two independent clauses linked by a conjunction ✓
A sentence containing only a single clause with a subject and verb
A sentence with a combination of a main clause and a subordinate clause
A sentence that conveys facts and information
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