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(c) Write down from the passage one example of each of the following:—
(i) a simple sentence;
(ii) a complex sentence or construction;
(iii) a compound-complex sentence or construction. (3)
(d) Using one adjective for each, describe the characteristics of peasant art. (2)
(e) What does the author mean by an applied art ? (3)
(/) Describe, in your own words, how the “ tendency towards abstraction ” is
said to have arisen. (5)
(g) Explain fully, in your own words, the meaning of the sentence beginning:—
The same motives . . . (lines 24-25). (4)
{h) Make a summary of the whole passage. (N.B. Your summary should
not exceed 120 words. Please indicate the number of words you
use at the end of your summary.) (14)
2. Choose four of the following pairs of items. Using your knowledge of grammar,
punctuation, and style, comment upon the items in each of the pairs you have
chosen:—
{a) a pocket watch and a watch pocket;
(b) Man is vile and The man is vile',
(c) He only borrowed the books for a few days and
He borrowed the books for a few days only;
(d) The courtier passed the cup to the soldier and
The soldier zvas passed the cup by the courtier;
(e) Have the parents called ? and Have the parents called',
(/) It was incredible that he should survive the crash and
That he should survive the crash was incredible;
{§) A yacht, which was cruising in the vicinity, sped to the rescue and
A yacht which was cruising in the vicinity sped to the rescue;
{h) The amenity of our streets is recommended to your care and
Please keep our streets tidy. (10)
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