English Literature GCSE
Sentence control
What Sentence control means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sentence control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Writing in complete sentences with consistent tense and subject-verb agreement, rather than in note form or fragmented sentences.
Topics that use Sentence control
- Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature - Learning outcomes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Punctuation of quotations
- Characterisation and motivation
- Contextual meaning
- Explicit versus implied meaning
- Plot and sequence
- Subject terminology
- Written accuracy
Using Sentence control in the exam
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