TOUCHSTONES 1
Test Your Knowledge
1 When you are reading a Shakespearean play, how do you know when a sentence ends?
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a) When the text moves onto the next line c) When the punctuation tells you so d) When you get to the end of the page 2 What is a line inversion? a) A line changed into a different language b) A line that uses no pronouns
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b) When a new character starts to speak
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c) When you change the order of words in a line to fit a particular rhythm or to make a rhyme 3 What is a pronoun? a) A descriptive word b) A word that describes a verb
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d) When you make up words to make a line sound better
d) A person, place or thing 4 What is a contraction? a) A line with no pronouns
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c) A part of speech that replaces a noun in a sentence
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b) When you make a word smaller by taking out a letter and replacing it with an apostrophe c) When you change the order of the words in a line
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d) A type of punctuation Shakespeare used 5 Shakespeare used and amuse his audience.
in his plays to entertain
actors in a theatre during Shakespeare’s time.
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