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Referring within a text

Can you see examples of the four ways to refer to key subject words in the following passage?

Use your mouse to CLICK on any uses of repetition, synonyms, demonstratives or pronouns in this passage.

According to the reports of Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, Botany Bay offered many advantages. These included a coastal area with a sheltered port, friendly natives, a pleasant climate, fertile soil and many food sources. They concluded that
this was an environment in which the convicts could be self sufficient in a year. It was also attractive due to its great distance from Britain and the fact that the convicts would have no means of escape. In addition, Botany Bay offered two significant
advantages: these were its strategic placement in the East and
the area's abundant supply of ship-building materials that could be used by the navy.





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