Writing inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’: varying sentence types to create rhythm
Quiz by Oak National Academy: KS3 English (2)
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- Q1A ______ sentence is a sentence that has a main clause and a subordinate clause.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q2What is true of a complex sentence?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q3Which of these sentences, all inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’, are complex sentences?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q4Which of these complex sentences, all inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’, is punctuated correctly?Although Simidele, is a Mami Wata she was once mortal.Although Simidele is a Mami Wata she was once mortal.Although, Simidele is a Mami Wata she was once mortal.Although Simidele is a Mami Wata, she was once mortal.30s
- Q5Which of these sentences, all inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea', uses the word 'defiantly' correctly?The sharks obeyed Simidele’s orders defiantly.The sharks disobeyed Simidele’s orders defiantly.Simidele remembered her defiant mission to gather the souls of the enslaved.Simidele was grateful to Yemoja and defied her at every opportunity.30s
- Q6Which of these sentences, all inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’, use the word oscillates correctly?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s