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Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure. Not as rare as rare-bird-addicts reckon things: they come in reasonable numbers every summer to breed. Explain, with clear reference to the whole sentence, why the writer uses a colon. (A) 2. Answer. “reasonable numbers” following the colon,

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Sentence Structure

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  1. Sentence Structure

  2. Not as rare as rare-bird-addicts reckon things: they come in reasonable numbers every summer to breed. Explain, with clear reference to the whole sentence, why the writer uses a colon. (A) 2

  3. Answer “reasonable numbers” following the colon, expands/explains the idea that the birds are “not rare”

  4. And then it happened. Bam! Gone. Identify any two aspects of sentence structure which help to convey the idea of speed. (A) 2

  5. Answer • Very short sentences • Single word paragraph/sentence • Exclamation mark • Minor sentence

  6. Out went the stoic “meal on the run” idea, in came the post-Sixties “Me” advertising. How does the sentence structure of this sentence reinforce the changing role of women in society? (A) 2

  7. Answer • The balance/contrast of “Out went…in came” emphasises the move from patient, unselfish woman to a woman who is more interested in herself.

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