ENGLE320F Exam Paper_2020

ENGL E320F

May 2021 Take-home Assignment

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT 13 June 2021 Submission Due Date: 14 June 2021 at 23:45 You must answer THREE questions in this paper. Question 1 carries 30% of the marks; you are advised to spend 1 hour on it. Question 2 carries 50% of the marks; you are advised to spend 1 hour 20 minutes on it. Question 3 carries 20% of the marks; you are advised to spend 40 minutes on it. Instructions:

1. Answer this take-home assignment in English. 2. Read the questions carefully and write your answers in this assignment file. There is no

word limit for your responses. Write the question number before working on the answers.

3. Name your completed Assignment file according to the following specification: “s1234567_E320F” (“s1234567” means the first part of your OUHK email).

4. No extension should be allowed for this assignment. 5. Answer the questions in your own words. Copying lecture notes/PPT slides should

be avoided. 6. Plagiarism will lead to an automatic failure of the assignment. 7. In your discussion and analysis, you may support your discussion with reference to

scholarly works. You should use proper referencing and citation formats within the text and in the reference list. Please follow the APA academic conventions.

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PART A Answer Question 1. Aim to spend about 1 hour on it. It carries 30% of the total marks. Question 1

Define and exemplify five of the eight grammatical terms below:

1 collocation 2 ellipsis 3 type-token ratio 4 verb-phrase complex 5 transitivity 6 register 7 nominalisation 8 marked theme

PART B

Answer Question 2. Aim to spend about 1 hour 20 minutes on it. It carries 50% of the total marks.

Question 2

Two students were given 30 minutes to write an essay on the following topic: Situation You are Dexter Chan. You migrated to London two years ago. Your best friend, Sam Lam, has planned a two-week holiday in your region and has written you an email asking for information and advice. Write a reply to Dexter’s email to,

• offer to find somewhere to stay • give advice about what to do • give information about transportation

Compare the following two essays written by the students. Justify which essay you think is more effective by: 1) commenting on the mistakes in spelling and grammar;

2) performing a register analysis; and 3) giving suggestions on how to improve the ineffective essay.

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Essay 1 Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6

Dear Sam, Your latest letter is highly appreciate. I am really exciting to hear that your planning to visit London. It would give me a chance to take you around, as you do so kindly for me when I am in Hong Kong last year. According to your visit, I would be happy to help in any way possible. First, unless you really like frozen whether, I suggest you come in the summer months of July or August. Though most hotels is expensive at that time, we have some good guest suites available in our high-rise building, for only about $500 per night. The guest suites are fully furnishing studio apartments, with a kitchen, so you can have the option of eating in. Just let me know your date and I can make a reservation for you. Summer is also the time when all the tourist sites is opened. You can visit The Buckingham, The Globe, The London Eye. The weather should be good, around 25 – 30 degrees Celsius, so bring your informal summer clothes, a swimsuit and an umbrella too. We do get summer shower quite often. For food, you have many good food. I am sure you have to try out some local fish and chips here. Yorkshire pudding is also good. The price is good too. For transportation, I do not think you need to worry too much because taking the bus around London is very common. I go to work by bus everyday. If you do not want to take the bus, you can also try the train. The train is also called the Tube here. It is a good way to travel to, from and around central London. You will find it very convenient. I can't wait for you to come! Write soon with more details, Warm wishes Dexter Chan

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Essay 2 Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6

Dear Sam, Thanks so much for your latest letter. I'm really excited to hear that you're planning to visit London. It’ll give me a chance to take you around, as you did so kindly for me when I was in Hong Kong last year. Let me share some tips with you. Regarding your visit, I’d be happy to help in any way possible. First, unless you really like freezing weather, I suggest you come in the summer months of July or August. Though most hotels are expensive at that time, we have some wonderful guest suites available in our high-rise building, for only about $500 per night. They’re fully furnished studio apartments, with a kitchen, so you can have the option of eating in. Just let me know your dates and I can make a reservation for you, my dear! Summer is also the time when all the tourist sites are open. If I were you, I would go to The Buckingham, The Globe, The London Eye. The weather should be warm and comfortable, around 25 – 30 degrees Celsius, so bring your informal summer clothes, a swimsuit and an umbrella too. We do get summer showers quite often. For food, we’ve many good food. Would you like to try out some local fish and chips here? Yorkshire pudding is also famous, and the price is reasonable too. Don’t miss them, Sam! What’s more, I don’t think you need to worry too much about transportation because taking the bus around London is very common. I go to work by bus every day. If you do not want to take the bus, you may want to also try the train, which is also called the Tube here. It is a great way to travel to, from and around central London. I’m sure you will find it very convenient. I can't wait for you to come, Sam! Write soon with more details, Warm wishes Dex J

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PART C Answer ONE question from this part. Aim to spend about 40 minutes on it. This part carries 20% of the total marks. Question 3 ‘Transitivity, passivisation and ergative verbs play significant roles in emphasizing or avoiding certain experiential meanings.’ Discuss the statement with examples. Question 4 What is communicative distance? Discuss how grammatical choices vary according to whether language accompanies physical action or is used to reflect on events distant in time and space. Provide examples to illustrate your discussion.

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