ENG1514 Assignment 1 Semester 1 ANSWERS 2026 - Due 5 May 2026

INSTRUCTIONS There are two parts to this assignment. Answer ALL questions that have been set. The first part asks knowledge-based questions. The second part requires you to apply the knowledge you have gained in Units 1 and 2 in answering questions based on the text provided. The first part is marked out of 25 and the second part out of 25. The total mark for the assignment is 50. Section A Knowledge-Based Questions Question 1 2 marks What are the two obvious types of communication used by the author of the text “Are You Teaching Your Kids to Body-shame?, which is provided in section B of this assignment? Question 2 2a) What kind of grammatical error do the following sentences have in common? 1 mark i. Two of my siblings lives in the Western Cape. ii. The students who live in the hostel has no bicycle. iii. Bongani and Thabo is travelling next week. iv. Lungile drink two litres of water every morning. v. One of the lecturers have been promoted. 2b) Correct the error in each of the five sentences. 5 marks Question 3 10 marks Explain the following concepts in your own words. i. Content words ii. Abstract nouns iii. Transitive verbs iv. Interrogative pronouns v. Interjections Question 4 3 marks