Dystopia 3.3

Match the definition to the correct clause. 'A clause that adds extra information to the main clause'.

• Independent

• Dependent

What clause type is the clause in bold? 'And with one sudden, elegant movement, Nessa leapt over the rickety fence and disappeared into the night.'

• Main

• Dependent

What clause type is the clause in bold? 'With one quick jump, the fox disappeared out of sight.'

• Main

• Dependent

What clause type is the clause in bold? 'As the wind rushed through the dilapidated building, the flames crackled and danced angrily.'

• Main

• Dependent

Tick 3 effects of short sentences on a reader.

• Emphasises central ideas

• Makes the reader imagine what the narrator can see, hear and smell

• Builds mystery through the withholding of important information

• Creates tension

What are the two main ways of using a colon?

• To begin a sentence

• To end a sentence

• Introduce a list

• To connect two independent clauses

When do you use a dash?

• To begin a sentence

• To show exclamation

• To separate independent and dependent clauses

• To end a sentence

Is this the correct way to use a colon? 'While they gathered the last scraps of food they could from the wreckage, the blood-red sun set beneath the horizon: it was over now, finally over.'

• Yes

• No

Is this the correct way of using a dashes? 'Without thinking - and almost without looking she leapt from the ledge of the icy wall and - escaped into the crowds beneath.'

• No

• Yes

Is this now correct? Without thinking - and almost without looking - she leapt from the ledge of the icy wall and escaped into the crowds beneath.

• No

• Yes