Section a - Error Identification

SECTION A ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 marks)

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SECTION A – 10 marks ERROR IDENTIFICATION (QUESTION 1)  

Test the students grammar and language skills One grammatical error in each line, if the candidate identifies two or more errors

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in a line, no marks will be awarded. Identify and write the correct answer in the space provided The correct answer must not change the meaning of the sentence

GRAMMAR

MEANING:

PRONOUNS RELATIVE PRONOUN

Pronouns are words that replace nouns. E.g: I, you, he, she, it, we, they etc. Who. Whose, whom, which

VERBS

A verb tells what a person or animal does. E.g: washes, built, cooked, accept Adjectives are words that describe people, animals,

ADJECTIVES

things and places. E.g: red car, round marble, green hat, long hair, beautiful woman etc. A noun is a word that represent a person, place,

NOUNS

ADVERBS

PREPOSITIONS

thing, activity . E.g: grandmother, park, car, football, Fatimah etc. Adverbs are words which describe verbs, adjectives. E.g: loudly, softly, bravely, neatly Words that show time, direction and location. E.g : in, at, behind, under, by, on, before, after, to, across, under, from

SAMPLE 1 The text below is about not being properly attired for an interview. Read the text below. The first and last lines are correct for the remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line.

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The errors have been underlined. Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

I got my first job when I was eighteen after I managed to convince my parents to allow me to earn some pocket money. I hear that a company in the building where my sister worked needed a temporary clerk. I phoned a company’s office for an interview. I was ask to report to the office the next morning. Never having attended an interview before, I took pains to make a better impression. Next morning, after anyone had woken up, I sneaked out in my best clothes. I did not want to be teased about mine appearance. I walked into the office at 8.50 a.m.to be on time from the interview. After I had told the receptionist who I was so why I was there, she pointed to a door. She said I could start work today and that my desk was in the room. Greatly puzzled, I asked her about the interviews I was supposed to attend. She explained that I was to be here for only a month. Then, she told me smiling to wear shoes the next day. I looked down and was stunned for moment – I had rushed off in my slippers! From then onwards, I made sure I was not wearing, slippers whenever I leave my house for appointment.

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e.g: heard a) the b) asked c) good d) before e) my f) for g) and h) interview i) there j) smilingly

Comment and Answer(Sample): a) the – the article needed here is “the” not “a” because the company had been mentioned in the line before. b) asked – the verb in the sentence should be in the past tense, so it should be “asked” not ask. c) good- the word should be “good” not “better” as there is no need to use the comparative form. d) before –from the sentence, it is obvious that the writer left “before” everyone had woken up as she said that she sneaked out as she did not want to be seen by anyone. e) my –the grammatical error here is the use of possessive adjective ”my” not possessive pronoun “ mine”. f)

for – the preposition needed here is the preposition of time “for” not preposition of direction “from”.

g) and – the conjunction needed here should be “and” and not “so” as the sentence is about two similar things. h) interview-the writer was supposed to attend only one interview, so the word should be singular. i)

there- both words “here” and “there” refer to the place. The statement is used in the indirect speech, so the word “there” is correct.

j)

smiling-the grammatical error is the word “smile” should be an adverb as it tells how the receptionist talked to the writer, smilingly.

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PRACTICE 1 The text below is about the attractions at an Oceanarium. Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text. The errors have been underlined for you. Underline the correct word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentences.

Aquaria KLCC is located in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. It is a oceanarium which houses over 5000 aquatic e.g an creatures. This is the place to visit if you want to seeing sharks, a) ……………………… 1.8-metre Arapaima which are the oldest and largest freshwater fish b) …………………….. as well as the Sand Tiger Sharks up close. Going to the 90- c) ……………………. metre transparent tunnel and stand on the moving walkway or you

d) ……………………

can leisurely admiring the sharks, stingrays, turtles and other e) …………………… aquatic fish. You can also touch much creatures at the Rocky f) ……………........... Shore Touch pool. Here, feels the Bamboo Shark, Horseshoe g) …………………… Crab and the Chocolate Chip Sea Star. Another draw of a place is h) ……………………

watching the animals being fed. On 4 p.m., the Red – bellied i) ……………………. Piranhas are fed. There is approximately 200 of them in the j) ……………………. tank and it only takes them seconds to eat all their food. Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, the electric eels are fed. The aquarist uses a plastic feeding stick to feed them. (10m)

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PRACTICE 2 The text below is about Mr. Phang and his family. Read the text below. The first and last lines are correct for the remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. The errors have been underlined. Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

The fire had destroyed everything. Mr Phang but his family had

a) ………………..

not been able to save anything. Pak Din looks sadly at the scene.

b) ……………….

“I think we should help them,” said Mak Timah,her wife.

c) ……………….

“Which can we do?” he asked aloud.

d) ……………….

Mak Timah told him that the Phang family had going to stay with

e) ……………….

a relative as all their belongings had been destroyed on the fire. She

f) ……………….

suggested that they try to gather some useful items by the Phangs. “That’s the good idea. We have some old clothes that will fit Their children. Tomorrow I shall ask the other neighbours if she too would like to make a contribution,” he replies.

g) ………………. h) ………………. i) ………………. j) ……………….

(10 m)

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PRACTICE 3 The text below are about elephants. Read the text below. The first and last lines are correct for the remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. The errors have been underlined. Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

Elephants have poor vision and only an average sense of hearing

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despite their big ears. However, their sense of smell are very strong.

a) ………………….

Besides for smelling, their long muscular nose, where is called a

b)…………………..

trunk, is used for picking up food. It was also used for carrying logs,

c)…………………..

giving itself and its friends a shower, and hanging on to a tail of the

d)………………….

elephant walking in front for it.

e)…………………

When an elephant dies, the others elephants bury the dead animal

f)………………….

under piles of dirt but branches. Sometimes, elephants even bury the

g) ………………...

dead of other species. In one instance, a herd of elephant tried to

h) …………………

bury an old tribeswoman who have fallen asleep and had died

i) ………………….

peacefully under a tree. Elephants are also knowing to shed tears

j) ………………….

when a fellow elephant dies or is near death. As it cry, they sometimes make sorrowful sounds to express their feelings. (10m) PRACTICE 4 7

The text below is about Haze and problems in the Southeast Asia Region.. Read the text below. The first and last lines are correct for the remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. The errors have been underlined. Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

Haze has been an ongoing problem on many countries in the Southeast a) …………………. Asia region, and Malaysia are one of the worst affected. The main cause of b)………………….. this haze is the slash and burn practice with farmers and peat fires blown by c)………………….. the wind from Indonesia. especially Sumatra, where mainly affects the d)…………………. Peninsular Malaysia and Kalimantan, which mainly affect East Malaysia. A e)………………… state of emergency is announced once in 2005 at Port Klang as the Air f)…………………. Pollution Index (API) went on the 500 level. Malaysia is working with the g) ………………... Indonesian authorities to help curbed peat fires. Malaysia and Indonesia, h) ………………… together with other member of the ASEAN community, signed the ASEAN a

i) ………………….

agree on Transboundary Haze Pollution in 2002 as a result of a 1997 haze. j) …………………. However, Indonesia is the only country that has not ratified the agreement. A repeat incident in 2005 and 2006 has forced Malaysia and Singapore to pressure Indonesia to ratify it. (10m)

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The text below is about Personal Hygiene. Read the text below. The first and last lines are correct for the remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. The errors have been underlined. Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

One of the main reasons why we should practice good personal hygiene is that it maintain cleanliness and that helps to keep him free from diseases. Doctors have now discovered that personal cleanliness plays a big role than medicine in helping to maintain good health. Many diseases is now under control because people are more aware in how to keep themselves clean. Previously, people did not believed in bathing every day. It was common to have head lice but body sores. People did not know that it was by keeping ourselves

e.g : maintains a) ………………..

b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

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clean that they were healthy. Personal hygiene bring out the best of our natural beautiful and that makes us more attractive. A person who have long, untidy hair and nails, or lice in his hair will never look attractive. [10 m]

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