, PLEASE USE THIS DOCUMENT AS A GUIDE TO ANSWER YOUR ASSIGNMENT
QUESTION 1: LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
1.1.1. Identify the correct usage of "your" and "you're" in the following sentence: "________
car is parked outside, and ___________ going to need a jump start."
Your car is parked outside.
You're going to need a jump start.
1.1.2. Choose the correct word: "They went to the store, but I (too, to, two) was too tired to join
them."
Too
1.1.3. Which of the following sentences correctly uses "its"? A) "The dog wagged its tail
happily." B) "I hope its going to rain tomorrow."
A) "The dog wagged its tail happily."
1.1.4. Write a sentence using the words "weather" and "whether" correctly.
I don’t know whether the weather will be sunny or rainy tomorrow.
1.1.5. Construct sentences that illustrate the difference between the following pairs of words: a)
"raise" and "rise" b) "collusion" and "collision" c) "desert" and "dessert"
A) Raise/Rise:
"They will raise the flag in the morning."
"The sun will rise at dawn."
B) Collusion/Collision:
"The two companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices."
"The car accident happened after the collision at the intersection."
C) Desert/Dessert:
"The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world."
"Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert."
QUESTION 1: LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
1.1.1. Identify the correct usage of "your" and "you're" in the following sentence: "________
car is parked outside, and ___________ going to need a jump start."
Your car is parked outside.
You're going to need a jump start.
1.1.2. Choose the correct word: "They went to the store, but I (too, to, two) was too tired to join
them."
Too
1.1.3. Which of the following sentences correctly uses "its"? A) "The dog wagged its tail
happily." B) "I hope its going to rain tomorrow."
A) "The dog wagged its tail happily."
1.1.4. Write a sentence using the words "weather" and "whether" correctly.
I don’t know whether the weather will be sunny or rainy tomorrow.
1.1.5. Construct sentences that illustrate the difference between the following pairs of words: a)
"raise" and "rise" b) "collusion" and "collision" c) "desert" and "dessert"
A) Raise/Rise:
"They will raise the flag in the morning."
"The sun will rise at dawn."
B) Collusion/Collision:
"The two companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices."
"The car accident happened after the collision at the intersection."
C) Desert/Dessert:
"The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world."
"Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert."
