ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 2
ANSWERS 2025
ENG1515 ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
2025
, ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 17 June 2025
SECTION A: Content-based questions (25 Marks)
1. **Modal verbs and Parts of Speech**
1.1. **Refer to the underlined modal verb in paragraph 1 and explain its purpose in
the context of the text.**
* The underlined modal verb is "can". Its purpose is to express possibility or a
potential consequence. In this context, it shows that missing the registration
deadline *can* (is possible to) lead to delays and other negative outcomes. (1 mark)
1.2. **Create a sentence of your own in which you use the underlined word referred
to in 1.1. as a different part of speech. Underline the word and explain its function.**
* Sentence: "The students used a **can** for their collection of funds".
* Function: In this sentence, "can" is used as a noun, referring to a container. (2
marks)
2. **Homophone and Sentence**
* Homophone of "course": coarse
* Sentence: The sand was so coarse that it scratched my feet. (3 marks)
ASSIGNMENT 2
ANSWERS 2025
ENG1515 ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
2025
, ENG1515
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 17 June 2025
SECTION A: Content-based questions (25 Marks)
1. **Modal verbs and Parts of Speech**
1.1. **Refer to the underlined modal verb in paragraph 1 and explain its purpose in
the context of the text.**
* The underlined modal verb is "can". Its purpose is to express possibility or a
potential consequence. In this context, it shows that missing the registration
deadline *can* (is possible to) lead to delays and other negative outcomes. (1 mark)
1.2. **Create a sentence of your own in which you use the underlined word referred
to in 1.1. as a different part of speech. Underline the word and explain its function.**
* Sentence: "The students used a **can** for their collection of funds".
* Function: In this sentence, "can" is used as a noun, referring to a container. (2
marks)
2. **Homophone and Sentence**
* Homophone of "course": coarse
* Sentence: The sand was so coarse that it scratched my feet. (3 marks)
