Yr7 - Genre - Minor Sentences - Retrieval Quizzeses

True or false: a minor sentence is a grammatically incomplete sentence that still makes sense

• True

• False

True or false: a minor sentence HAS to have a verb in it

• True

• False

True or false: minor sentences are often informal

• True

• False

Select the minor sentences

• a) Run…

• b) No pain. No gain.

• c) Ben runs.

• d) Really?

• e) Beautiful! Outstanding effort.

Answer explanation

Which minor sentences are creating a sense of urgency?

• a) Wow!

• b) On point.

• c) Come here!

Answer explanation

Options

a) Wow!

b) On point.

c) Come here!

Answer Explanations

a) a sense of amazement

b) a sense of confirmation

c) a sense of urgency

Which minor sentences are creating a sense of tension?

• a) Nonsense.

• b) Dreadful. Terribly dreadful.

• c) It's time.

Answer explanation

Options

a) Nonsense.

b) Dreadful. Terribly dreadful. 

c) It’s time.

Answer Explanations

a) a sense of disagreement

b) a sense of tension

c) a sense of tension

Which minor sentences are creating a sense of negative emotion?

• a) Torn and empty.

• b) Amazing!

• c) Really?

Answer explanation

Options

a) Torn and empty.

b) Amazing!

c) Really?

Answer Explanations

a) a sense of trauma

b) a sense of excitement

c) a sense of sarcasm/disbelief