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Learner chooses a summarising noun that accurately names what preceded — a decline, a decision, a failure — and avoids nouns that quietly change the claim.
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Six passages. Three of the nouns claim too much.
Emissions fell sharply. This decline continued. Is decline a fair name?
What it buys, what it costs, and the difference between neutral and empty.
Emissions fell. This decline continued.
A summarising noun points precisely and treats what you said as established, so you can build on it.
That is what it buys.
Twelve pairs. Six overstate or point at nothing.
Sort each item into the correct category
Eight passages, no candidate list.
Emissions fell sharply after 2015. This ______ continued until 2020. →
The council closed three libraries. These ______ provoked protests. →
Some studies suggest a link between the two. This ______ is worth taking seriously. →
The scheme was extended twice in five years. These ______ were uncontroversial. →
Rents rose steadily while wages stalled. This ______ pushed workers out. →
The minister resigned in March. This ______ was expected. →
Turnout fell and registration became harder. These ______ worried officials. →
Costs rose by two per cent. This ______ was absorbed easily. →
A summarising noun, and why it is fair.
Topic: something that changed where you live.
Write two sentences. The second must open with this, these or such plus a summarising noun.
Then say why that noun is a fair name for what your first sentence said.
One per line.
One sentence.
Say whether an opponent would accept your noun.