Grammar
Put the verb in the correct form:
Julie .......... (not/drink) tea very often.
Julie doesn't (or does not) drink tea very often.
assist
This sentence tells us the main idea of the paragraph.
topic sentence
She bought Miss Bamford a pirate's costume containing an eye patch.
The Year it all Ended begins in which Australian city?
Adelaide
Use a relative clause to join these sentences together:
I rented a car. The car broke down after a few kilometers.
The car that I rented broke down after a few kilometers.
Or
The car which I rented broke down after a few kilometers.
A more formal way of saying 'get'
receive
The final sentence in the paragraph is called...
linking sentence
Why did Candice decide to cook Jumbalya for her mum?
She knew that her mother wanted to travel to New Orleans and jumbalaya is a famous dish from that place. She also wanted to cook a special meal to bring her parents together.
Tiney and her sisters volunteer at which South Australian society formed to support soldiers?
The Cheer Up Society (they volunteer at the Cheer Up Hut)
Complete this sentence with an adverb:
We didn't go out because it was raining .....
We didn't go out because it was raining heavily.
a more formal way of saying 'give'
provide
The subject of a sentence is...
the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence.
What does Candice name her pet fish? It is the translation of the Afrikaans word....
Earth Pig Fish
Aardvark
What is the name of the Flynn family's residence in Adelaide?
Larksrest
Prepositions - use in/at/on to complete the sentence:
When I was fourteen, I went ..... a trip to France organised by my school.
When I was fourteen, I went on a trip to France organised by my school.
A more formal way of saying 'to check someone's details'
verify
When two independent clauses are joined with a conjunction we call this a ....... sentence.
compound
What do Douglas's 'real' parents do for a living?
His 'real' mother is a quantum physicist and his 'real' father is a famous experimental musician.
Where did cousin Paul spend the war and why?
Paul spent the war years at internment camps at Torrens Island in SA and then Holdsworthy in NSW. He was interned because he wrote letters to the newspaper about British war crimes and he was vocal in his support for German rights.
Change this direct speech into reported speech:
Helen said 'I want to go to Canada next year.'
Helen told me/said that she wants to go to Canada next year.
A more formal way of saying 'to tell'
to inform
A complex sentence is....
a sentence that contains one main (independent clause) and one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses joined together with conjunctions or relative pronouns.
What is the reason penpal Denille hadn't replied to Candice's letters?
They were delivered to the wrong address. The went to Denille's neighbour's apartment and he was in Europe for the whole year.
The name of the ship Tiney travelled aboard to Europe.
Orvieto