CSEC English A Construction Shift Questions

Construction Shift can be found of paper 1 of the CSEC English A paper. This activity is good to pair with summary because it helps to teach students how to paraphrase.

What is construction shift?

The term construction means to build, create or recreate. 

On the other hand, the word shift can mean ‘to move’ or ‘ a slight change in position’. 

 So in short, in construction shift you recreate the sentence or shift phrases in the sentence based on the instructions given by the question; however, you should not change the overall meaning of the sentence.

Instructions:

Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given you. Click the letter next to your choice for an instant response.

1.Being a female jockey, she was often interviewed.

Rewrite, beginning with
She was often interviewed . . .
The next words would be

a. on account of she was
b. by her being
c. because she was
d. being as she was

2. In her songs, Ani DiFranco makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine.

Rewrite, beginning with
Melody and lyrics
Your new sentence will include

a. Ani DiFranco has
b. make Ani DiFranco’s
c. in Ani DiFranco’s
d. does Ani DiFranco

3.It is easy to carry solid objects without spilling them, but the same cannot be said of liquids.

Rewrite, beginning with
Unlike liquids,
The next words will be

a. it is easy to
b. we can easily
c. solid objects can easily be
d. solid objects are easy to be

4. Excited children ran towards the loud music, and they told others about the ice cream truck outside.

Rewrite, beginning with
The excited children who had run toward the loud . . .
The next words will be

a. music, they told
b. music told
c. music, telling
d. music and had told

5. If he had enough strength, Shaun would move the boulder.

Rewrite, beginning with
Shaun cannot move the boulder
The next words will be

a. when lacking
b. because he
c. although there
d. without enough

6. The band began to play, and then the real party started.
Rewrite, beginning with
The real party started . . .
The next words will be

a. after the band began
b. and the band began
c. although the band began
d. the band beginning

7. Alisa heard no unusual noises when she listened in the park.

Rewrite, beginning with
Listening in the park, . . .
The next words will be

a. no unusual noises could be heard
b. then Alisa heard no unusal noises
c. and hearing no unusal noises
d. Alisa heard no unusal noises

8. The hikers were at the bottom of the canyon, and they discovered an abandoned mineshaft

Rewrite, beginning with
After the hikers were . . .
The next words will be

a. at the bottom of the canyon, and they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.
b. at the bottom of the canyon, they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.
c. at the bottom of the canyon they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.
d. at the bottom of the canyon when they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.

9. Good money managers control their present expenses, and they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs.

Rewrite the sentence using because
The best choice will be

a. Good money managers, because they control their present expenses, they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs.
b. Because good money managers control their present expenses, they can invest surplus dollars to meet their needs.
c. Because good money managers control their present expenses they invest surplus dollars to meet their needs.
d. Good money managers control their expenses, because they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs.

10. In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.

Rewrite the sentence omitting you
The best choice will be

a. In a large city, a person may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.
b. In a large city, a resident may have massive traffic jams on his daily commute to work.
c. In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the daily commute to work.
d. In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the everyday commute on the way to work.

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