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Unit 4: Personal or creative writing and reading
Quick questions on Descriptive writing - CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 4
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What is adjective stacking?Show answer
Long strings of adjectives feel laboured; precise nouns and verbs and a few sharp images do more.
What is no controlling idea?Show answer
Without a dominant mood, the piece becomes a random list of observations.
What is one sense only?Show answer
Describing through sight alone is flat; reach for sound, smell, touch and taste to make it three-dimensional.
What is q1?Show answer
What is a controlling idea in descriptive writing, and why does it matter? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why prefer a precise verb to a stack of adjectives? [2 marks]
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