Model response to the Language features worksheet
| Technical generalised nouns | Technical adjectives that are scientific and classify things |
Connectives and conjunctions that create relationships between ideas | Timeless present tense |
|---|---|---|---|
satellite scientists diameter circumference planet phases (of the Moon) surface desert features mountains valleys (lava*) fields craters |
natural second brightest illuminated rocky geographical lava (fields) |
and after but because |
is believe means travels takes does not produce reflects are has include |
*Lava is usually a noun but in this example it functions as a classifying adjective.
Note: Other tenses are also present in the text (for example, past tense: collided) to demonstrate an event that occurred in the past.