ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
, ASSIGNMENT 3
UNITS 5 & 6
Due date: 07 August 2023
Section A: Content-Based Questions
1. Identify parts of speech for the underlined words in Text C below and
provide the grammatical function of the part of speech you have
identified. (10 marks
1.3.1 - Ministry - Noun. The grammatical function of "Ministry" is a subject.
1.3.2 - issued - Verb. The grammatical function of "issued" is a predicate verb.
1.3.2 - letter - Noun. The grammatical function of "letter" is a direct object.
1.3.4 - on - Preposition. The grammatical function of "on" is to show a relationship
between "law" and "June 30, 2015."
1.3.4 - the - Article. The grammatical function of "the" is to specify "Senegalese
Maritime Fisheries Code."
1.3.5 - boats - Noun. The grammatical function of "boats" is the object of the
preposition "to."
2. 2014-2019 - Adjective. The grammatical function of "2014-2019" is to modify
"period."
2. In Tutorial Letter 501 Units 2 and 6, you were introduced to the notion of a
simple sentence, compound sentence and complex sentence. Bearing this
knowledge in mind, read the following poem and answer questions that follow.
2.1 How many simple sentences are in this poem? Do NOT rewrite the
sentences. Simply use the line numbers to identify each of the sentences. (3
marks)
There are 25 simple sentences in this poem.
ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
, ASSIGNMENT 3
UNITS 5 & 6
Due date: 07 August 2023
Section A: Content-Based Questions
1. Identify parts of speech for the underlined words in Text C below and
provide the grammatical function of the part of speech you have
identified. (10 marks
1.3.1 - Ministry - Noun. The grammatical function of "Ministry" is a subject.
1.3.2 - issued - Verb. The grammatical function of "issued" is a predicate verb.
1.3.2 - letter - Noun. The grammatical function of "letter" is a direct object.
1.3.4 - on - Preposition. The grammatical function of "on" is to show a relationship
between "law" and "June 30, 2015."
1.3.4 - the - Article. The grammatical function of "the" is to specify "Senegalese
Maritime Fisheries Code."
1.3.5 - boats - Noun. The grammatical function of "boats" is the object of the
preposition "to."
2. 2014-2019 - Adjective. The grammatical function of "2014-2019" is to modify
"period."
2. In Tutorial Letter 501 Units 2 and 6, you were introduced to the notion of a
simple sentence, compound sentence and complex sentence. Bearing this
knowledge in mind, read the following poem and answer questions that follow.
2.1 How many simple sentences are in this poem? Do NOT rewrite the
sentences. Simply use the line numbers to identify each of the sentences. (3
marks)
There are 25 simple sentences in this poem.