EST1501 Assignment 2 2025 (207251) Answer Guide - DUE 30 May 2025

EST1501 Assignment 2 2025 (207251) Answer Guide - DUE 30 May 2025 Contents QUESTION 1: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE 2 1.1 Define what a subject and a verb are in the context of a sentence. 2 1.2 List two common mistakes that occur when the subject-verb agreement is used incorrectly. 2 1.3 In the sentence "The tomatoes in spaghetti sauce give me heartburn," identify the subject and the verb. 3 1.4 Explain why the sentence "There was too many people in that hall" is grammatically incorrect. 3 1.5 Identify the error in the following sentence and rewrite it to correct the error: 3 1.6 Identify whether the following group of words is a complete sentence or a sentence fragment: 3 1.7 Explain why it is a sentence fragment or a complete sentence. 4 1.8 Correct the following run-on or comma-splice sentences: 4 QUESTION 2: ENGLISH GRAMMAR 4 Title: Successful Implementation of Mother Tongue-Based Education 5 Subheading: The South African Context 5 Subheading: Importance of Mother Tongue in Early Education 5 Subheading: A Tool for Educational Equity 5 QUESTION 3: READING TECHNIQUES 5 3.1 Scan the article and answer the following questions 5 3.2 Skim the article and identify the main focus regarding education in South Africa 6 3.3 Topical Map – Key Themes and Ideas in the Article 6 3.4 Summary (150 words) 7 QUESTION 4: CATEGORISING PARAGRAPHS 8 Paragraph 1 – Expository Paragraph 8 Paragraph 2 – Descriptive Paragraph 8 Paragraph 3 – Cause-and-Effect Paragraph 9 Paragraph 4 – Persuasive Paragraph 9 Paragraph 5 – Expository Paragraph 9 Paragraph 6 – Classification Paragraph 10 Paragraph 7 – Expository Paragraph 10 Paragraph 8 – Expository Paragraph 10 Paragraph 9 – Cause-and-Effect Paragraph 10 QUESTION 5: READING TECHNIQUES – SKIMMING 11 5.1 Skim-read and paragraph (15 marks) 11 5.2 Paragraph analysis from Question 3.1 (10 marks) 11 References 12