ASSIGNMENT 01 (SEMESTER 1)
Student no
PART 1: KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS
1. One of the features of human language is the use of the vocal
auditory channel,
a. Name four vocal organs of speech that are used in the production
of speech
• throat
• lungs
• lips
• tongue and teeth
b. Name one auditory organ that is used for hearing
The cochlea
2. The grammatical concept of case is realized by nouns and
pronouns in English in three forms. Identify the form of the case
of the words written in bold in the following sentences:
a. His parents live in Soweto (Possessive case)
b. Joe Biden is the newly elected President of the United States of
America (Subjective case)
c. Gloria addressed them (Objective case)
d. The teacher taught Bongani in Grade Two (Objective case)
e. These are Michael’s books (Possessive case)
3. Explain why the verb “to be” is realized as “am” and “were” in the
following sentences:
a. I am a student
Because the subject is the first-person singular pronoun used
within a positive present tense sentence.
b. We were tired
Because the subject is plural, and it was used within an
affirmative past tense sentence
c. What is the grammatical concept that can be used to
explain the changes in the form of the verb “to be” in a) and
b) above?
Tense
Student no
PART 1: KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS
1. One of the features of human language is the use of the vocal
auditory channel,
a. Name four vocal organs of speech that are used in the production
of speech
• throat
• lungs
• lips
• tongue and teeth
b. Name one auditory organ that is used for hearing
The cochlea
2. The grammatical concept of case is realized by nouns and
pronouns in English in three forms. Identify the form of the case
of the words written in bold in the following sentences:
a. His parents live in Soweto (Possessive case)
b. Joe Biden is the newly elected President of the United States of
America (Subjective case)
c. Gloria addressed them (Objective case)
d. The teacher taught Bongani in Grade Two (Objective case)
e. These are Michael’s books (Possessive case)
3. Explain why the verb “to be” is realized as “am” and “were” in the
following sentences:
a. I am a student
Because the subject is the first-person singular pronoun used
within a positive present tense sentence.
b. We were tired
Because the subject is plural, and it was used within an
affirmative past tense sentence
c. What is the grammatical concept that can be used to
explain the changes in the form of the verb “to be” in a) and
b) above?
Tense
