LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
ENG1502
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1.1.1 Identify three words that make the above text grammatically incorrect.
(3 marks)
The three words that make the text grammatically incorrect are:
• children is
• Me
• Supporting
1.1. 2 Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text.
(6 marks)
• "children is" should be "children are" because "children" is a plural noun and
requires the plural form of the verb "are."
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Question 1
In Tutorial Letter 501, Unit 1, you are introduced to the idea of language as being a
ruled-governed system. Basically, this means that every language component/aspect
follows certain rules. Bearing this statement in mind, answer all the sub-questions in
this question. Before answering the questions make sure that you have read the sub-
heading Language as a system, specifically focusing on Table 1 in the Tutorial Letter.
Table 1 Language concept Meaning Phonetics The study of speech sounds.
Phonology The study of the sound patterning system. Lexis (vocabulary) The study of
the actual words a writer or speaker chooses to use. Morphology The study of how
words are formed. Syntax The study of how words combine to form sentences and the
rules that govern the formations. Orthography Writing systems Semantics The study
of meaning and how meaning is made and understood. Pragmatics The study of the
use of language in communication – i.e. sentences as used in contexts and situations.
Discourse The study of how language is organized beyond the sentence, i.e. in larger
texts.
1.1 The English language follows certain grammatical rules that determine
grammatical correctness of sentences. Taking this point into consideration, read the
following text and answer the questions that follow. The lines in the text have been
numbered for convenience.
1 After a long life in the buzzing city of Johannesburg, Mr and Mrs Molefe moved
to a small,
2 quiet, rural town in the North-West. They explained that their children is adults;
so, there
3 was no need to be in the city anymore. Me will adopt their style of parenting
when I become 4 a parent. We are told that Western modern life requires
that when children become adults, 5 they have to supporting themselves,
which includes moving out of their parent’s home.
Text created by DN Mkhize
1.1.1 Identify three words that make the above text grammatically incorrect.
(3 marks)
The three words that make the text grammatically incorrect are:
• children is
• Me
• Supporting
1.1. 2 Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text.
(6 marks)
ENG1502
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1.1.1 Identify three words that make the above text grammatically incorrect.
(3 marks)
The three words that make the text grammatically incorrect are:
• children is
• Me
• Supporting
1.1. 2 Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text.
(6 marks)
• "children is" should be "children are" because "children" is a plural noun and
requires the plural form of the verb "are."
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
Question 1
In Tutorial Letter 501, Unit 1, you are introduced to the idea of language as being a
ruled-governed system. Basically, this means that every language component/aspect
follows certain rules. Bearing this statement in mind, answer all the sub-questions in
this question. Before answering the questions make sure that you have read the sub-
heading Language as a system, specifically focusing on Table 1 in the Tutorial Letter.
Table 1 Language concept Meaning Phonetics The study of speech sounds.
Phonology The study of the sound patterning system. Lexis (vocabulary) The study of
the actual words a writer or speaker chooses to use. Morphology The study of how
words are formed. Syntax The study of how words combine to form sentences and the
rules that govern the formations. Orthography Writing systems Semantics The study
of meaning and how meaning is made and understood. Pragmatics The study of the
use of language in communication – i.e. sentences as used in contexts and situations.
Discourse The study of how language is organized beyond the sentence, i.e. in larger
texts.
1.1 The English language follows certain grammatical rules that determine
grammatical correctness of sentences. Taking this point into consideration, read the
following text and answer the questions that follow. The lines in the text have been
numbered for convenience.
1 After a long life in the buzzing city of Johannesburg, Mr and Mrs Molefe moved
to a small,
2 quiet, rural town in the North-West. They explained that their children is adults;
so, there
3 was no need to be in the city anymore. Me will adopt their style of parenting
when I become 4 a parent. We are told that Western modern life requires
that when children become adults, 5 they have to supporting themselves,
which includes moving out of their parent’s home.
Text created by DN Mkhize
1.1.1 Identify three words that make the above text grammatically incorrect.
(3 marks)
The three words that make the text grammatically incorrect are:
• children is
• Me
• Supporting
1.1. 2 Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text.
(6 marks)
