Starter quiz
- What is being described here: 'A group of words related in some way.'
- semantic field ✓
- extended metaphor
- alliteration
- soliloquy
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- Which of the below are adverbs?
- quickly ✓
- ferociously ✓
- then
- unruly
- efficiently ✓
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- Who wrote 'The War of the Worlds'?
- H.G. Wells ✓
- Victor Hugo
- William Shakespeare
- Jules Verne
- Mary Shelley
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- What is being described here: 'An active process that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work.'
- 'Proofreading' ✓
- What is being described here: 'a form of a verb that ends in -ing that can show continuous action.'
- present participle ✓
- semantic field
- adverb
- past tense
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- What is being described here: 'The mood or feeling of a piece of writing.'
- atmosphere ✓
- emotive language
- tension
- pace
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Exit quiz
- Which of the below are abstract nouns?
- love ✓
- hate ✓
- anger ✓
- storm
- city
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- Which of the below are adverbs?
- hungrily ✓
- urgently ✓
- oddly ✓
- heavenly
- assembly
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- Jun changed the opening to his story so it began: 'Running wildly, the residents of Greenford attempted to flee the tornado.' Which of the below does he use at the beginning?
- present participle ✓
- subordinating clause ✓
- metaphor
- adverb ✓
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- Match the pieces of sophisticated punctuation to their purpose.
- semicolon⇔separates two linked clauses ✓
- colon⇔introduces a list or explanation ✓
- ellipsis⇔represents a pause or something left unsaid ✓
- brackets⇔includes extra information in a sentence ✓
- What adjective is being described here: 'Well-thought-out and developed. When applied to writing it means our writing is elevated in some way.'
- 'Sophisticated' ✓
- Andeep is writing a story about a storm. He wants to include a semantic field based on 'awe' in his writing. What words would be appropriate for this?
- grandeur ✓
- majestic ✓
- deadly
- submissive
- wonder ✓
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Key learning points
- Use a variety of strategies to vary how you start sentences.
- You can create sophisticated semantic fields based on abstract nouns.
- You can add emphasis, change pace or heighten emotion by using advanced punctuation.
Common misconception
All semantic fields are equal.
A semantic field based around an abstract noun (regret) is more sophisticated than one based around something simple (e.g. the rain).
Keywords
Semantic field - A group of words related in some way.
Abstract noun - A noun that refers to a thing that does not exist as a material object and can’t be perceived by the senses.
Present participle - A form of a verb that ends in '-ing' that can show continuous action.
Sophisticated - Well-thought out and developed. When applied to writing it means our writing is elevated in some way.
Adverb - A word that modifies a verb or adjective, usually ending in -ly.
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