1.
Punctuate using commas and periods, and use capital letters
where necessary.
Native Taiwanese were forbidden to use their dialect in schools, in the government, or in the military force. With democracy, things have changed.
Taiwanese culture, which is distinct
from that of the continent, has steadily
gained in popularity among politicians,
singers, and intellectuals.
2. In the paragraph below there are 4
grammar mistakes, 2 word-order mistakes and 2 spelling mistakes. Correct the mistakes in
the table below text.
| 1 |
"A tenager from North China who
smoked 100 cigarettes on a bet won his |
| 2 |
wager but losed his life when his
hart given out, "a newspaper reported. As a crowd |
| 3 |
of passers-by watched, the
19-old-year boy suddenly became pale and fallen on the |
| 4 |
ground after finished the fifth pack
of cigarettes. The young man was declared |
| 5 |
yesterday dead at the hospital. |
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mistakes |
corrections |
| Grammar |
- line 2 : losed
- line 2 : given
- line 3 : fallen
- line 4 : finishe d
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- lost
- gave
- fell
- finishing
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| word order |
- line 3 : 19-old-year
- line 5 : yesterday dead at the hospital
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- 19-year-old
- dead at the hospital yesterday
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| spelling |
- line 1 : tenager
- line 2 : hart
|
- teenager
- heart
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3. Writing : Do not write more than 15 lines.
A young lady who
studies abroad writes to her old father who lives alone. The daughter tells her father
about herself and about how she spends her time. She complains a little about home
sickness and other things. Yet she does not want her father to worry about her. She asks
him questions about himself and gives him some advice about his health and about what he
should do to keep fit (that is to be in good physical shape) and not to be bored.
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Tunis, 2 June 1997 Dear
Daddy,,
Les critères suivants
seront pris en considération lors de la correction
Adherence to content
Organization (coherence and cohesion)
Fluency
Appropriacy
Language (Grammar - vocabulary).
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Lots of love,
Aïcha |
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