Transactional writing skills

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What does SPAF stand for in relation to transactional writing?

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Read this text extract and then choose the correct SPAF from the drop-down menus.

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Which of the following is not a purpose of transactional writing?

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Annotate this piece of writing to show how the key conventions of writing to explain have been used to make it suitable for its intended audience and purpose.

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Which of the following conventions can be found in writing to argue, writing to persuade and writing to advise?
Choose all that apply.

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Annotate this advert which has been written to persuade by choosing from the drop-down menus to show where the conventions of writing to persuade have been used.

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When writing to argue you must always include points from both sides of the argument

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What is the difference between a modal verb and an imperative verb?

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In any piece of writing, whatever the purpose, it is important to be able to use punctuation for effect. See if you can remember how to use the 7 most common punctuation marks by choosing from the drop-down menus to complete the explanations.

1) A full stop (.) is used to ( indicate that you have finished a point, indicate you need to take a breath, indicate you are about to start a list ) and are about to make a new one.

2) Commas (,) can indicate ( a pause,, time, a stop ) ( separate clauses, join sentences, end sentences ), allow the use of more than one ( adjective or adverb, noun or verb, word or phrase ), ( separate items on a list, separate sentences, separate paragraphs )

3) Exclamations marks (!) should be used sparingly at the ( end of sentences, beginning of sentences, end of paragraphs ) to convey ( emotions such as surprise, anger, fear, emotions such as love, greed and envy, emotions clearly and concisely ) etc. .

4) Questions marks (?) are used to ( turn sentences into questions, as rhetorical questions, grab the reader's attention ) which can be ( direct or rhetorical., long or short., open or closed. )

5) A colon (:) is used to make a ( very definite pause, slight pause, definite stop ) and is most often used ( just before a list., at the end of a sentence, to separate clauses )

6) A semi colon (;) is used instead of ( a full stop, a comma, a colon ) so that two sentences which ( are linked by theme, are not linked at all, about opposite ideas ) can be joined.

7) The apostrophe (') has ( two, one, three ) main uses. It can be used to ( indicate possession, indicate time, indicate place ) or to show ( when a letter is missing, when a word is missing, when a clause is missing ).

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What are basic structures and forms of sentences in English?
Choose all that apply.

A quiz revising the key concepts related to transactioanl writing taught during the first section of the transactional writing unit for the new 1-9 Edexcel English Language GCSE course

Transactional writing skills

Transactional writing skills

What does SPAF stand for in relation to transactional writing?

Read this text extract and then choose the correct SPAF from the drop-down menus.

Which of the following is not a purpose of transactional writing?

Annotate this piece of writing to show how the key conventions of writing to explain have been used to make it suitable for its intended audience and purpose.

Which of the following conventions can be found in writing to argue, writing to persuade and writing to advise? Choose all that apply.

Annotate this advert which has been written to persuade by choosing from the drop-down menus to show where the conventions of writing to persuade have been used.

When writing to argue you must always include points from both sides of the argument

What is the difference between a modal verb and an imperative verb?

What are basic structures and forms of sentences in English? Choose all that apply.

Which of the following conventions can be found in writing to argue, writing to persuade and writing to advise?
Choose all that apply.

What are basic structures and forms of sentences in English?
Choose all that apply.