a sentence starter that tells the reader where something is or happens

word or words that tell the reader where a noun is

a sentence composed of a main clause and any subordinate clause

the events, lifestyle and living conditions that existed at a particular time in history

Writing the first half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'

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In this unit, pupils learn to use persuasive devices for letter writing with increasing nuance.

In 'Persuasive Letter Writing: School Uniform', pupils learnt to use persuasive devices in letter writing to persuade the reader of the writer's position. In this unit, pupils will learn to use persuasive devices for letter writing with increasing nuance.

'Sherlock Holmes': descriptive and letter writing

The metropolis spreads in all directions as the river winds through it.

The city, which is vast, spreads for miles in all directions.

The vast city spreads for miles in all directions. 

The city is vast, spreading for miles in all directions. 

Which of the following are complex sentences? 

On every corner, urchins are begging for scraps. 

Urchins are begging for scraps on every corner. 

Urchins beg for scraps as they sit on the corner. 

Which sentence starts with a fronted adverbial? 

What features can be seen in the following sentence? 'On the other, the dilapidated slums huddle, overflowing with misery.'

What features can be seen in the following sentence? 'Market vendors bellow as an omnibus trundles past, clattering across the cobbles.'

What type of complex sentence has been used to combine these two ideas in the following sentence? 'The river snakes through London, winding lazily through the chaos.'

A gang of ruffians is waiting in a dark alleyway. 

Criminals skulk under flickering gas lamps. 

Which sentences contain a preposition phrase? 

A nauseating stench rose from the open sewers. 

A nauseating stench was rising from the open sewers. 

A nauseating stench rises from the open sewers. 

A nauseating stench is rising from the open sewers. 

Which of these sentences are in a present tense? 

Which of the following are preposition phrases? 

Which words in the following sentence are adjectives? 'Imposing buildings tower over serene streets.'

On one side of the street, an open sewer overflows with human waste. 

On one side of the street, an open sewer gives off a vile stench.

On one side of the street, market vendors bellow loudly. 

Which of the following descriptions shows the use of the 'seeing' sense? 

Dilapidated museums tower over deserted streets. 

Imposing museums line serene, tree-lined streets full of purposeful businessmen.

Museums and theatres loom over the havoc of the streets. 

Which description best shows the luxurious mood of wealthy Victorian London?  

Which adjectives below best suit a description of the slums? 

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