EST1501
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:207251
Due Date: 30 May 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, QUESTION 1: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE
1.1
A subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. A verb is
the action word or the state-of-being word in the sentence.
1.2
Two common subject-verb agreement mistakes are:
1. Using a plural verb with a singular subject (e.g., She go to school instead
of She goes to school).
2. Being confused by intervening words or phrases (e.g., The bouquet of
flowers smell nice instead of smells nice).
1.3
Subject: The tomatoes
Verb: give
1.4
The sentence is incorrect because the subject ―many people‖ is plural, but the verb
―was‖ is singular. It should be: "There were too many people in that hall."
1.5
Error: The verb "are" does not agree with the singular subject "The teacher." The
phrase "along with the students" is extra information and does not change the
subject.
Corrected sentence: The teacher, along with the students, is excited for the trip.
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Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:207251
Due Date: 30 May 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, QUESTION 1: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE
1.1
A subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. A verb is
the action word or the state-of-being word in the sentence.
1.2
Two common subject-verb agreement mistakes are:
1. Using a plural verb with a singular subject (e.g., She go to school instead
of She goes to school).
2. Being confused by intervening words or phrases (e.g., The bouquet of
flowers smell nice instead of smells nice).
1.3
Subject: The tomatoes
Verb: give
1.4
The sentence is incorrect because the subject ―many people‖ is plural, but the verb
―was‖ is singular. It should be: "There were too many people in that hall."
1.5
Error: The verb "are" does not agree with the singular subject "The teacher." The
phrase "along with the students" is extra information and does not change the
subject.
Corrected sentence: The teacher, along with the students, is excited for the trip.
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