ENG1502 Assignment 1 2024 - DUE
18 April 2024 100% TRUSTED
ADMIN
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, 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. 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) 1.1. 2
Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text. (6 marks)
1.1.3 Provide a grammatically correct word for each word you identified in
1.1.1 Do NOT rewrite the text. Simply list the words. (3 marks) 1.2 Every word
in a sentence must have a meaning for the sentence to make sense. Taking
this comment into account, read the following sentence and answer the
questions that follow. Excitedly, my cousin called me to share the news that
she won a holiday prize to the beautiful Zanzibar and promised to bring me a
stizz as a souvenir. 1.2.1 What word makes this sentence somewhat
meaningless? (1 mark) 1.2.2 Briefly explain why the word you identified in
1.2.1 makes the above sentence somewhat meaningless. (2 marks) 1.2.3
Find a word you think could replace the word you identified in 1.2.1 such that
the sentence makes a complete meaning. (1 mark) 1.2.4 Which language
component/aspect helped you to answer all the above three questions? Refer
to the Table on page 8-9 of Tutorial Letter 501. (1 mark) 1.3 Context plays a
crucial role in making meaning in a text. Given this explanation, read the
following sentence and answer the questions that follow. He complained the
whole day that the shoes were killing him; I responded by telling him to get a
new pair of shoes. 1.3.1 Which word plays a crucial role in making meaning in
the context of this sentence? (1 mark) 1.3.2 Provide another way of stating the
meaning of the above sentence. Make sure that you do not change the
original meaning of the sentence. (2 marks) (Total=20 marks)
18 April 2024 100% TRUSTED
ADMIN
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, 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. 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) 1.1. 2
Briefly explain why each word is grammatically incorrect in the text. (6 marks)
1.1.3 Provide a grammatically correct word for each word you identified in
1.1.1 Do NOT rewrite the text. Simply list the words. (3 marks) 1.2 Every word
in a sentence must have a meaning for the sentence to make sense. Taking
this comment into account, read the following sentence and answer the
questions that follow. Excitedly, my cousin called me to share the news that
she won a holiday prize to the beautiful Zanzibar and promised to bring me a
stizz as a souvenir. 1.2.1 What word makes this sentence somewhat
meaningless? (1 mark) 1.2.2 Briefly explain why the word you identified in
1.2.1 makes the above sentence somewhat meaningless. (2 marks) 1.2.3
Find a word you think could replace the word you identified in 1.2.1 such that
the sentence makes a complete meaning. (1 mark) 1.2.4 Which language
component/aspect helped you to answer all the above three questions? Refer
to the Table on page 8-9 of Tutorial Letter 501. (1 mark) 1.3 Context plays a
crucial role in making meaning in a text. Given this explanation, read the
following sentence and answer the questions that follow. He complained the
whole day that the shoes were killing him; I responded by telling him to get a
new pair of shoes. 1.3.1 Which word plays a crucial role in making meaning in
the context of this sentence? (1 mark) 1.3.2 Provide another way of stating the
meaning of the above sentence. Make sure that you do not change the
original meaning of the sentence. (2 marks) (Total=20 marks)
