A noun used to denote a consequence, an outcome, a result, or an influence.

To be correct, exact and without any mistakes.

The marks, such as full-stops and commas, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.

Using dashes, colons, and commas for effect in descriptive writing

English

In 'Step into the Unknown', pupils learn how to use a variety of sentences for deliberate effect. In the 'Dystopian Settings' unit, pupils will continue to use a range of sentence structures, to create atmospheric descriptions.

In 'When the Sky Falls' pupils write narratives inspired by a text. In 'Step Into the Unknown', using extracts from texts from the literary canon, pupils write descriptions of settings.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

Which piece of punctuation should you use before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

Which piece of punctuation is often used to indicate either a pause, added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought?

In a compound sentence, the comma goes {{ }}.

In Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', he uses a dash after 'I think' multiple times in Alice's speech about falling down the rabbit hole. This could indicate...

marks used to separate sentences and their elements

the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words

Which of the following would you use at the end of a sentence?

An exclamation mark is used to show {{ }}.

you use a comma before the subordinate clause

you place commas around the subordinate clause

you use a comma after the subordinate clause

In a complex sentence, if you have a subordinate clause in the middle then {{ }}.

Alice tried to pour herself some tea, but there was a mouse in the teapot.

Alice tried to pour herself some tea but there was a mouse in the teapot.

Alice tried to pour herself some tea but, there was a mouse in the teapot.

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

Match the position of a subordinate clause in a sentence with the correct punctuation.

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