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O Level · English Medium · Cambridge · English

Vocabulary and language in context

Evaluate vocabulary in context and avoid unsupported device labels.

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Context determines both sense and effect. Connotations can be positive, negative or mixed. A language-analysis answer should use a specific word or phrase and explain the comparison or attitude it creates.

Worked example

“A forest of signs crowded the entrance” suggests many signs competing for attention. Forest is not simply a synonym for a group; the image creates density and possible confusion.

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  2. Support your answer with a specific detail.
  3. Revise meaning, structure and accuracy.

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crowded

It reinforces the congestion.

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persuasion

Persuasion names the act or process.

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complement

They work well with it.

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It compares numerous signs to dense trees, suggesting visual crowding at the entrance.

Link image and context.

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It does not explain what is imagined, which words create it or what effect follows.

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Compare three descriptions and explain their distinct effects for a reader.

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