Writing part two of the opening of 'Macbeth' | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of these is a fronted adverbial of time?

• All around,

• Sweating profusely,

• All of a sudden,

Answer explanation

'All of a sudden,' is a fronted adverbial of time. Other examples are 'Seconds later,' and 'Just then,'.

Which of the following are complex sentences?

• The three hideous figures, who gathered together, had emaciated bodies.

• The three hideous figures had emaciated bodies.

• The three hideous figures had emaciated faces, dripping with sweat.

• The three figures were hideous and they were meeting on a heath.

Answer explanation

There are several different types of complex sentence - the type of subordinate clause used determines what type of complex sentence is written.

What features can be seen in the following sentence? 'As their tattered cloaks, which hung off their skeletal bodies, billowed in the wild wind, they cackled elatedly.'

• adverbial clause

• non-finite clause

• relative clause

• direct speech

• fronted adverbial of place

Answer explanation

This is a multi-clause sentence because it uses a main clause, an adverbial clause and a relative clause.

Which of the following is a 'speech first' sentence?

• “Soon, but not yet,” the wicked hag replied.

• The wicked hag replied, “Soon, but not yet.”

• The wicked witch scanned the land before replying.

Answer explanation

The direct speech - “Soon, but not yet” - comes before the reporting clause - 'the wicked hag replied' - in this sentence.

What is missing in the following sentence? '“When shall we next meet him on the heath?”'

• a reporting clause

• inverted commas

• a question mark

• direct speech

Answer explanation

This sentence has no reporting clause. We know what is being said, but we do not know who is speaking and how they are speaking.

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• The three figure's capes billowed in the wind.

• The three figures' capes billowed in the wind.

• The three figures cape's billowed in the wind.

• The three figures capes' billowed in the wind.

Answer explanation

'Figures' is plural as there are three of them. The cloaks belong to them so we add the apostrophe after the 's' of 'figures' to show possession.