Writing the second half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'
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- Q1What language feature is seen in the following sentence? 'As the gas lamp flickers, a light escapes from the house.'rhetorical questioncomplex sentencefronted adverbial of placesemi-colon30s
- Q2Which of these is a purpose of a semi-colon?It separates a fronted adverbial from the rest of a sentence.It joins two linked sentences.It joins a main clause and a subordinate clause.30s
- Q3After which word could the semi-colon be placed in the following sentence? 'The room is full of antiques on an ornate desk sits a pile of books.'fulldeskpileantiques30s
- Q4Which of these sentences could be joined by a semi-colon?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q5What features are seen in the following sentence? 'Inside, Holmes sits with a sigh; by the fire, Watson takes a sip of his drink.'Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q6Which of these passages could include a semi-colon?On the wall a clock was ticking the scent of the fire filled the room.On the wall there was an antique clock that was ticking quietly.On the wall a clock was ticking loudly.30s