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QUESTION 5: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY
Read TEXT G, which contains some deliberate errors, and answer the set questions.
TEXT G
5.1 Provide the function of the two dashes in line 1. (1)
5.2 Substitute ‘Hopefully’ (line 3) with a main clause that retains the meaning of
the sentence. (1)
5.3 ‘More important, you’ve managed to survive the devastating, multiple-wave
tsunami that we’ve been calling 2020.’ (Lines 5–6)
5.3.1 Correct the grammatical error in the sentence. (1)
5.3.2 Provide the part of speech of ‘devastating’ in this sentence. (1)
5.4 Provide a suitable synonym for ‘global’ (line 9). (1)
5.5 ‘Since the beginning … locally and overseas.’ (Lines 7–10)
5.5.1 Correct the spelling error in this sentence. (1)
5.5.2 Explain the meaning of the prefix, ‘inter’ in ‘inter-racial’ (line 10). (1)
5.6 ‘These kinds of changes have been promoted by healthcare practitioners for
years.’ (Lines 13–14)
5.7 Correct the concord error in paragraph 4. (1)
5.8 Remove the redundancy in paragraph 4. (1)
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TOTAL SECTION C: 30
GRAND TOTAL: 70