UPM-CALC/LPE2501/SEM 1/2020-21/SCL/WORKSHEET 6

LPE2501 ACADEMIC WRITING

SCL WORKSHEET 6

Name:

Matric no.: Group:

Due Date: 24 January 2021

Sentence Structure

1. Read the paragraph below. Then, read the instructions that follow and combine
the given sentences into either simple, compound or complex sentences.

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For many working adults, online education has greatly enhanced the
opportunity to take classes. 2Online education has also allowed many working adults
to complete their studies. 3Research indicates that although most online students
successfully complete their degree program, about forty percent of them fail in their
studies (Bates, 2010). 4These days most working adults pursue their studies online.
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It can be a major issue if students do not put in sufficient effort and time in
completing their studies. 6In most cases, students can access their course at anytime
from anywhere. 7This means that parents, working students and professionals on the
move have the option of attending classes no matter how hectic their work schedule
is. 8Students only need a computer and Internet access to take online classes. 9On
the other hand, there can also be drawbacks for students pursuing online education.
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Students may not be able to experience a conducive learning environment. They
have limited opportunities to learn from the experiences and backgrounds of peers in
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class. In normal classrooms, students can share ideas and listen to peers. They
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can also collaborate face-to-face on projects and assignments. Normal classrooms
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encourage peer participation. Online classrooms have virtual discussion forums
with no face-to-face interaction. 16New ways of thinking and broader cultural diversity
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awareness is difficult to achieve. This is caused by the lack of students deeply
engaging in conversations with other students.

a. Combine sentence 1 and sentence 2 to form a simple sentence with one subject
and two verbs.

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Sentence 1: For many working adults, online education has greatly enhanced the
opportunity to take classes.
Sentence 2: Online education has also allowed many working adults to complete
their studies.

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b. Combine sentence 4 and sentence 5 to form a compound sentence with an

appropriate conjunctive adverb.

Sentence 4: These days most working adults pursue their studies online.
Sentence 5: It can be a major issue if students do not put in sufficient effort and
time in completing their studies.

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c. Combine sentence 10 and sentence 11 to form a compound sentence with an

appropriate coordinator.

Sentence 10: Students may not be able to experience a conducive learning

environment.
Sentence 11: They have limited opportunities to learn from the experiences and
backgrounds of peers in class.

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d. Combine sentence 12 and sentence 13 to form a simple sentence with one

subject and three verbs.

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Sentence 12: In normal classrooms, students can share ideas and listen to peers.
Sentence 13: They can also collaborate face-to-face on projects and assignments.

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e. Combine sentence 14 and sentence 15 to form a complex sentence with an

appropriate subordinator.

Sentence 14: Normal classrooms encourage peer participation.

Sentence 15: Online classrooms have virtual discussion forums with no face-to-
face interaction.

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f. Combine sentence 16 and sentence 17 to form a complex sentence with an

appropriate subordinator.

Sentence 16: New ways of thinking and broader cultural diversity awareness is
difficult to achieve.
Sentence 17: This is caused by the lack of students deeply engaging in
conversations with other students.

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Sentence Errors

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2. Identify five errors on subject-verb agreement in the following text. Write the
sentence number which contains the error. Correct the sentences in the space
provided.

Disability in Sport Media

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According to Auslander and Gold (1999), the media is the key reason for
the negative images and ideas with regard to people with disabilities. 2Disability have
not been an area that the media has felt obligated to cover because media
representatives and their audience often do not know that disability sport exists or
even consider it authentic. 3In fact, some people seem to think that disability sport is
not legitimate sport. 4DePauw (1997) claims that people with disabilities continues to
be excluded from sport because they fail to meet the societal norm of physicality.
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Athletes with disabilities feel the only time they are mentioned in the mainstream
media is when the media wants to perceive them in a stereotypical way.

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Hardin and Hardin (2004) conducted several studies using male wheelchair
basketball players. 7In these studies, the researchers concluded that the majority of
the athletes are desensitized to the way that the media ignores athletes with
disabilities. 8According to these studies, all the athletes enjoys mainstream media as
well as disability media. 9They use the mainstream media to gain socialisation with
others, learn more about able-bodied sports and find able-bodied sports role models
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(Hardin & Hardin, 2003; Hardin & Hardin, 2004). They also like the disability media
such as Sports n' Spokes because it allow them to see other athletes with disabilities
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participating in a wide variety of sport. Many athletes with disabilities would like to
see media coverage focus on the influential elements of their sport, but they does
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not blame this entirely on the media. They just hope one day their athletic
accomplishments will be accepted as legitimate by the wider culture.

a. Sentence no: _____

Write the correct sentence.

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b. Sentence no: _____

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Write the correct sentence.

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c. Sentence no: _____

Write the correct sentence.

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d. Sentence no: _____

Write the correct sentence.

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e. Sentence no: _____

Write the correct sentence.

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3. Identify the following sentence errors in the text below:

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i. run-on
ii. fragment
iii. comma splice
iv. non-parallel structure

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“I am feeling depressed today” is a phrase that is uttered by countless people
each day. 2These individuals tend to misuse the term ‘depression’ to refer to the
normal ups and downs of daily life. 3In reality, depression is a serious illness. 4It has
caused 11 million individuals to spend $44 billion on the treatment of depression
each year (Greenberg, Stiglin, Finkelstein & Berndt, 1993). 5A clinically depressed
person in a constant state of sadness because of three main factors which are
genetics, substance abuse and social environment.

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Firstly, the most common cause of depression is genetics. 7People who are
born with low levels of serotonin and dopamine in their brains cannot experience
pleasure in the same way that people with both balanced chemicals can, these
people do not experience happiness from normal happy events. 8For example, a
clinically depressed student with chemical imbalances in the brain might derive less
satisfaction from earning an A for a subject than a student with balanced chemicals.
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Therefore, people with low levels of serotonin and dopamine require extreme
circumstances to experience the same level of happiness that people with balanced
chemicals would experience from a lesser event.

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A second cause of depression is substance abuse. 11Substance abuse is the
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use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco in amounts which are harmful. Excessive
amounts of these substances in the bloodstream can alter the brain’s normal
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chemical balance. People who use these chemical substances may experience
short-term or long term depression due to the chemical changes in their brains for
example, alcoholics can develop depression because of the constant altering of the
levels of dopamine in their brain. 14Hence, the more alcohol a person consumes, the
risk of getting depression is likely to increase (Joseph & David, 2011).

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Lastly, social environmental factors can trigger clinical depression. Failed
relationships and traumatic events are two common stimuli in depression (Mathews,
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Ridgeway & Williamson, 1996). Failed relationships such as a divorce or a falling
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out between family members can leave a person in a state of depression. In

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addition, traumatic events such as the death of a family member or to witness a

murder are also social environmental factors that can send a person into depression.

Write the sentence numbers which contain the stated errors. Correct the sentences
in the space provided.

a. Sentence error : Fragment

Sentence number: ______________
Write the correct sentence.
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b. Sentence error : Comma splice

Sentence number: ______________
Write the correct sentence.
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c. Sentence error : Run-on

Sentence number: ______________
Write the correct sentence.
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d. Sentence error : Non-parallel structure

Sentence number: ______________

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Write the correct sentence.

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Tenses

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb given in the brackets.

The Negative Impact of the Advertising Media

Advertising has a strong impact on human’s senses especially the sense of
visual perception. This is because their eyes are the windows to the world around
them. What they see greatly (a)_________ (influence) the way they perceive their
surroundings. Having fully grasped this perspective, the mass media and advertising
industry manage to mould the society into the norms that they (b)________(create)
through advertisements. Their influence can be seen in their everyday life through
habits and routines. Hence, it is undeniable that the advertising media to a great
extent has influenced people’s perception of gender role and behaviour as well as
social values.

Firstly, advertising media has an impact on the way society (c)________

(perceive) gender role and behaviour. It brings about gender stereotyping on how
men and women are depicted. Men are portrayed to be stronger and aggressive,
while women are perceived as the weaker half of society and are expected to be
gentle. Courtis and Lockeretz (1971) indicated that over the years, women had been
portrayed as domestic providers who did not make significant decisions as they
(d) __________ (be) dependant on men. For example, car manufacturers use
women in skimpy clothing in their advertisements to advertise their cars instead of
focusing on the features of those cars. These are some of the roles that media has
given to women.

Another area that the advertising media influences society is in its values. The
ability of the mass media to influence social ethics remains one of the most worrying
influences as some of the values are decadent (Warhol, 1990). The lifestyles that the
media (e) __________ (portray) are glamorised and beyond the reach of ordinary

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people. This has become a cause for concern when normal individuals in society try
to adopt these values and imitate the lifestyles of the rich. Thus, careful
consideration should be given before something is advertised in the media as
millions of individuals would be influenced by it.

Word forms
5. Improve the paragraph below with the correct word form of the words in bold.

Claustrophobia is a (a) situation phobia triggered by an irrational and intense fear of

tight or crowded spaces. It can be triggered by things like being locked in a
windowless room, being stuck in a crowded elevator, or driving on a congested
highway. Claustrophobia is one of the most common phobias. If people (b) sufferer
claustrophobia, they may feel like having a panic attack, although claustrophobia is
not a panic (c) disordered. When anxiety levels start to escalate, the sufferers may
have accelerated heart rate and sweating (d) profuse. For some people,
claustrophobia may disappear on its own. Others may need therapy to manage and
cope with their symptoms. One study conducted by University of Wisconsin-
Madison's neurology department revealed that anywhere from 5-7% of the world
(e) popularly is affected by severe claustrophobia, but only a small percentage of
these people receive some kind of treatment for the disorder.

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c. _____________________

d. _____________________

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