EST1501 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 30 May 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

EST1501 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 30 May 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations. QUESTION 1: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE Read the sentences below and fix the grammar and language errors that appear. You will also be required to respond to questions based on grammatical rules. 1.1 Define what a subject and a verb are in the context of a sentence. (1) 1.2 List two common mistakes that occur when the subject-verb agreement is used correctly. (1) 1.3 In the sentence "The tomatoes in spaghetti sauce give me heartburn," identify the subject and the verb. (1) 1.4 Explain why the sentence "There was too many people in that hall" is grammatically incorrect. (1) 1.5 Identify the error in the following sentence and rewrite it to correct the error: "The teacher, along with the students, are excited for the trip." (2) 1.6 Identify whether the following group of words are a complete sentence or a sentence fragment: "After the rain stopped" (1) 1.7 Consider your response in question 1.6. Explain why it is a sentence fragment or a complete sentence. (1) 1.8 The following sentences are incorrect because of run-on or comma-splice errors. Correct each one of them. (a) "I love reading, I don’t like writing essays." (1) (b) "He studied hard for the exam, he passed with flying colors." (1) QUESTION 1 TOTAL: 10 QUESTION 2: ENGLISH GRAMMAR Punctuate the paragraphs below: Successful implementation of mother tongue-based education is a complex task that can lead SA into the future The South African context South Africa is culturally and linguistically diverse, with 12 languages recognised as official languages however english and afrikaans have long dominated as the languages of teaching and learning in schools, creating a significant barrier to understanding participation and academic success for many learners who do not primarily speak these languages The importance of using the mother tongue in early education is