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Paper 1 - Question 5 (Writing to Describe and Narrate) Flashcards

1
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What are the 8 parts of speech?

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1) Noun
2) Adjective
3) Verb
4) Adverb
5) Abstract noun
6) Present participle
7) Adjectival phrase
8) Adverbial phrase

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2
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What is a noun?

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Name of a person, place, thing or idea

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What is an adjective?

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Word to describe a person, place, thing or idea

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4
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What is a verb?

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An action you can do with your body, heart or head

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5
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What is an adverb?

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Word to describe how an action is done

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What is an abstract noun?

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Name of an idea

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What is a present participle?

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Verb that ends in -ing

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What is an adjectival phrase?

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Group of words to describe a person, place, thing or idea

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9
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What is an adverbial phrase?

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Group of words to describe how an action is done

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10
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What is ‘London’ an example of?

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Noun

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11
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What is ‘tall’ an example of?

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Adjective

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12
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What is ‘run’ an example of?

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Verb

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13
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What is ‘out of love’ an example of?

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Adverb

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14
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What is ‘tension’ an example of?

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Abstract noun

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15
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What is ‘wandering’ an example of?

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Present participle

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16
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What is ‘dripping with expensive jewellery’ an example of?

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Adjectival phrase

17
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What is ‘with a patronising smile’ an example of?

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Adverbial phrase

18
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When choosing vocabulary, make sure it is…

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  • Specific
  • Sophisticated
  • Appropriate for the atmosphere
19
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What are the 8 types of sentences?

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  • Minor
  • Short and dramatic
  • S : 3
  • Dialogue
  • Question
  • ‘Even’, ‘if’, ‘although’ etc.
  • Parenthetical (bracketed)
  • Anaphora
20
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Why are minor sentences effective?

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Adds mystery and focuses the reader

21
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Why are short and dramatic sentences effective?

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Can change the pace of the story

22
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Why are S : 3 sentences effective?

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Can build up a detailed description

23
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Why is a single line of dialogue effective?

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Can move the story on in a dramatic way

24
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Why are questions effective?

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Can help us get into someone’s thoughts

25
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Why are ‘‘Even’, ‘if’, ‘although’’ sentences effective?

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Can help to explain a more complicated situation

26
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Why are parenthetical sentences effective?

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Can add extra information, almost like a whisper to the reader

27
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Why are anaphoras effective?

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The same phrase in two or three sentences in a row builds rhythm and tension

28
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What type of sentence is ‘Midnight’ an example of?

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Minor

29
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What type of sentence is ‘Then he saw her’ an example of?

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Short and dramatic

30
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What type of sentence is ‘The room was chaotic: chairs knocked over, papers strewn around and broken glass covering the floor’ an example of?

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S : 3 sentence

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