T1W3 Revision

What is a clause?

• Sentence with a subject + adjective

• Sentence with a adjective + adverb

• Sentence with a subject + verb

• Any sentence with a subject

Sort out the sentences that have a finite verb.​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• The cat jumped over the fence yesterday.
• Sarah is reading a book right now.
• Max will play basketball with his friends.
• The sun shines brightly every day.
• Birds chirped melodiously in the morning
• The old oak tree, towering over the garden.
• Across the field, a rainbow is stretching
• Underneath the starry night sky
• Along the riverbank, wildflowers bloom
• Mary and Tom

Match the following words to the correct definition

• To overcome a difficulty or obstacle

• Adjourned

• In a way that is harsh and oppressive

• Oppressively

• An inn or hotel

• Hostelry

• Postponed until a later time

• Surmounted

• Inflicting or intended as punishment

• Punitive

Which of the following is an example of a subordinate clause? (may have more than 1 answer)

• Mum let me sleep in. I'm really lazy.

• I had detention after school, because I threw a ball at my friend's face

• Although it was Sunday, I went to work.

• After work, my dog loves to give me cuddles.

Which word completes this sentence?

_________________ mountain pygmy possum is an endangered species.

• A

• An

• The

• This

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

_

• He closed the door, before realising, the keys were inside.

• The turtle which was caught in a net, was sent, to a sanctuary

• A baby echidna, also called a puggle, hatches after ten days.

• The eclipse the first since 2013, promises to be, spectacular

Which word completed this sentence correctly?

I might be late tomorrow but it is _______________________

• indefinite

• impossible

• certain

• unlikely

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• She bought a twenty four-hour train pass.

• She bought a twenty-four hour train pass.

• She bought a twenty-four-hour train pass.

• She bought a twenty-four-hour-train pass.