Question 5 (AQA GCSE English Language)

It indicates that the second clause is a direct result of the first.

It suggests that the first clause is a consequence of the second.

It creates a feeling of suspense between the first and second clauses.

It implies that other important details have been omitted for clarity.

It adds emphasis to the first clause.

It makes the sentence formal.

It creates a sense of suspense or incompleteness.

It connects the sentence to another idea.

Dashes add additional information and can make it dramatic and noticeable.

Dashes are more formal than brackets and make the sentence more accessible.

Dashes indicate where information has been omitted for clarity.

Dashes make the sentence grammatically simpler and easier to skim.

It replaces the need for commas.

It emphasises the speaker’s emotion.

It makes the sentence more formal.

 It indicates the inclusion of direct speech.

to introduce an explanation or elaboration

to separate unrelated clauses

to emphasise the first clause

to add a pause for dramatic effect

after the “t” in “presents”

after the “h” in “Macbeth”

after the “s” in “flaws”

before the “o” in “one”

The writer wants to show singular possession.

The writer is highlighting a proper noun.

The writer is contracting a longer word.

The writer is showing plural possession.

You could replace the comma with a semicolon.

You could add a conjunction like "and."

You could replace the comma with a full stop and capitalise the next word.

All of the above.

Add a colon after "truth".

Use an ellipsis at the end of the sentence.

Put dashes around "as the clock struck midnight"

Replace the full stop with an apostrophe.

Use dashes instead of commas.

Add a semicolon before "are endangered”.

Use quotation marks around "as well as the dolphins”.

Add a colon before "as well as the dolphins”.