Elementary English: Eng001 (Fall 2014)

Assignment No. 2

Total Marks: 15

Lesson 7- 13

Objectives

After reading lesson 7-13 and exploring the internet resources, students should be able to comprehend the major differences between two related but different terms/concepts.

Instructions

1. Assignments sent after the Due Date will not be accepted.

2. Corrupt files will be marked zero.

3. Assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.

4. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated. Plagiarism means taking credit for someone else’s work by presenting it as your own.

5. No marks will be awarded for copied assignments and the case may be referred to the discipline committee for a suitable action.

6. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail.

7. Submit your work in MS Word file. Files other than MS Word will not be accepted.

7. Font color should be preferably black and font size should be 12 Times New Roman.

Q1. Rearrange the following news story while focusing on the aspect of human tragedy and presenting the given information in sequential order to make the information more precise and authentic. Write your answer in column 2 of the given table. (Marks 10)

Sr. No / Disorganized News Story / Organized News Story
1 / It narrowly missed an electricity pole and came to rest with most of its windows smashed in a garden.
2 / Although none of the children was seriously hurt, some of them were grazed jumping out of the bus.
3 / More than 30 children escaped serious injury when a school bus crashed in Suva today.
4 / The 36-seater bus, which was carrying children to Veiuto School, ran off Queen Elizabeth Drive.
5 / Eye-witnesses said the children were helped from the bus screaming and shouting and in a state of panic.

Q2. ‘Portmanteau’ is a blend of two words. Keeping in mind the following statement fill in the given blanks. (Marks 5)

Example: ‘Electronic’ when combines with ‘mail’ becomes ‘email’.

1. ‘Integrated’ and ‘electronics’ combined to form ______.

2. ‘Web’ when combines with ‘log’ forms ______.

3. ‘Not’ when combines with ‘either’ forms ______.

4. ‘World Wide Web’ and ‘seminar’ combines to form ______.

5. ‘Internal’ and ‘communication’ combines to form ______.