Self-assessment on co-ordination
[2016 note: Unfortunately there are no answers in the 2002 files.]
In the following example sentences there are examples of co-ordination. The questions will allow you to decide whether you can identify the items which are co-ordinated.
Example sentence 1 Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity. William Wordsworth |
Which words does the first and co-ordinate? (Select at least two words.)
Example sentence 1 Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity. William Wordsworth |
Which words or phrases does the second and co-ordinate? (Select at least two items.)
- nature
- suffering is permanent
- dark
- Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark
- shares
- shares the nature of infinity
Both these co-ordinated items are:
Example sentence 2 I think if you just look at the article and read it, it sounds marvellous, but if you study it the article is boring. KS3 pupil |
In this example, what does and co-ordinate? (Select at least two items.)
- I think if you just look at the article
- if you just look at the article
- the article
- it sounds marvellous
- read it
- read
Both these co-ordinated items are:
Example sentence 2 I think if you just look at the article and read it, it sounds marvellous, but if you study it the article is boring. KS3 pupil |
What does but co-ordinate? (Select at least two items.)
- I think
- I think if you just look at the article and read it, it sounds marvellous
- marvellous
- if you just look at the article and read it, it sounds marvellous
- if you study it
- if you study it the article is boring
- the article
These co-ordinated items are:
Example sentence 3 It was a lover and his lass. William Shakespeare |
In this example, what does and co-ordinate? (Select at least two items.)
Both these co-ordinated items are: