Key to Writing: A review

ANALYSING THE MODEL

b. Read the book review. In which paragraph...

The strongest points of the book - 3
The basic outline of the plot - 2
What happens in the end - DS
Where and when the story is set -1
The weakness(es) of the book - 3
Wether the reviewer recommends the book or not - 4
who the author is - 1
Who the main characters are - 2
How much the book costs - DS
Who the book will appeal to - 4

c. Look at these extras from a first draft...

answers: which is,  who are,   and   which was   have been left out

d. Rewrite the sentences...

1. Believing him to be murderer...
2. Armelle, forced to marry a man she did not love...
3. Simon, realizing (that) the police...
4. First published in 1903, it has been...
5. Hearing the shot, ...
6. Based on his wartime diaries,...

USEFUL LANGUAGE

e. Underline the adverbs of degree... What effect do they have on the adjectives?

Answer: totally increases the strength of the adjective and slightly reduces the strength of the verb.

f. Cross out adverbs...

1. ok
2. very should be crossed out. It can't be used with strong adjectives like fascinating, amazing, etc... 
3. ok
4. inceredibly and extremely should be crossed out. like very they can't be used with strong adjectives. they are used with normal adjectives as stronger intensifiers than very