ASSIGNMENT

ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT

AUGUST 20, 2021

UBIT BSSE SECTION A (EVENING PROGRAM)
MUHAMMAD SAEED DESAI
SERIAL NO 47
SEAT NO EB21103095
 ERROR IN SENTENCE :
1) Fragment: DEPENDENT CLAUSE. Sentence: PLAY FOOTBALL .
Correction: AHMED AND ALI PLAY FOOTBALL .

2) Comma Splice: HAVE COMMA BETWEEN TWO INDEPENDENT AND

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.
Sentence: ALI PLAYS CRICKET , I DON’T PLAY.
Correction: ALI PLAY CRICKET AND I DO’NT LIKE TO PLAY CRICKET.

3) Run-Together: WHEN SENTENCE ARE PILED TOGETHER WITHOUT HAVING

PUNCTUATION.
Sentence: SHE WANTS FOOD BECAUSE SHE WAS HUNGRY.
Correction: SHE WANTS FOOD , BECAUSE SHE WAS HUNGRY.

ERROR IN AGREEMENT :

1) Error sentence using compound nouns: ALI AND IMRAN IS HAVING DINNER.
Correction: ALI AND IMRAN ARE HAVING DINNER.

2) Error sentence using ‘along with’: NAILA , ALONG WITH THEIR FRIEND EATING
BIRYANI.
Correction: NAILA , ALONG WITH THEIR FRIEND IS EATING BIRYANI
 3) Error sentence using ‘not only but also’: NOT ONLY ME BUT ALSO MY FATHER
LOVE TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
Correction: NOT ONLY ME BUT ALSO MY FATHER LOVES TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

4) Error sentence using modifiers’: THE POLLUTION ARE INCREASING IN CITY DAY BY
DAY.
Correction: THE POLLUTION OF AIR IS INCREASING IN CITY DAY BY DAY

ERROR IN PARALLELISM :
Sentence 1: TODAY I PLAY CRICKET , LISTING MUSIC , AND MEAL .

Correction: TODAY I PLAY CRICKET , LISTING MUSIC , AND EAT MEAL .

Sentence 2: PEOPLE CAUGHT THE THEIF , AND START BEATING HIM .

Correction: PEOPLE CAUGHT THE THEIF , AND BEATEN HIM .

 COMBINING SENTENCE :
Q1) Exercise 1, Page 70

2) TAKING THE BUS IS CHEAPER THAN DRIVING BECAUSE IT CONSERVES

ENERGY.
4) STUDENTS MAY NOT SMOKE IN CLASS NOR THEY NOT EAT IN CLASS.
7) BUTTER IS VERY EXPENSIVE BUT MOST PEOPLE BUY MARGARINE.

Q2) Exercise 2, Page 71

2) WORKING PART TIME GIVES YOU MORE FREE TIME BUT YOU DON'T EARN
AS MUCH AS FULL TIME WORKERS DO .
4) THE PRESIDENT OF THAT COUNTRY IS REPRESSIVE AND CRUEL ALTHOUGH
HE IS A TYRANT.
7) PEOPLE SHOULD EXERCISE REGULARLY BECAUSE THEY WILL GET OUT OF
SHAPE.

Q3) Exercise 3, Page 72

2) EITHER SAY SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE , OR DO NOT SAY ANYTHING AT

ALL .
4) NEITHER HE ASKS MY PERMISSION, NOR HE GIVES ME AN EXPLANATION OF
HIS ACTION .
7) NOT ONLY SHE DECIDED TO CHANGE HER MAJOR , BUT TO CHANGE
UNIVERSITY .
Answer the following question in your own words. Your answer should be between 40-50
words. Also, deliberately make an error in agreement in one of your sentences and correct the
sentence after your answer.
 COMPREHENSION ON DOLPHIN:

Why do you think it is necessary to preserve Dolphins?

DOLPHINS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE DOLPHIN LIFE IS
EXTENTIED AND OUR ENVIRONMENT IS BADLY AFFECTED CHINA TAKE AN
IMPORTANT ROLE TO PRESERVE LIFE OF RIVER DOLPHINS SO THE ENVIRONMENT
REMAIN CALM AND STEADY.

COMPREHENSION ON MOBILE PHONE :

Answer the following question in your own words. Your answer should be between 40-50
words. Also, deliberately make an error in parallelism in two of your sentences and correct the
sentence after your answer.

1. TO MAKE IN TOUCH WITH THEIR PARENTS AND TO MAKE FRIENDS .

2. DONOT PAY THE HUGE AMOUNT OF TELEPHONE BILL.

3.

4. BECAUSE PEOPLE BOOK THEIR CUSTOMER IN ONE CALL.

5. BY MAKING A RULE TO TURN OFF PHONE.

6. CU IS SHORT FOR CARELESS.

7. MOBILE PHONES AND OUR LIVES.

8. AUTHOR IS NOT IN FAVOUR OR AGAINST THE MOBILE HE MAKES A LIGHT

THAT HOW MOBILE PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR LIVES.

9. 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. A

Choose three new words from the passage and use them to make sentences of your own.

HINDER CONFLICT FLOURISH Sentences:

1. ALI IS HINDER IN EDUCATION , IN PLAYING AND IN CLEANING ROOM.

2. THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND USA .
3. CHINA IS FLOURISH THEIR ECONOMY , POPULATION AND INDUSTRIES.

Correction:

1. ALI IS HINDER IN EDUCATION ,IN PLAYING AND LAZY IN CLEANING ROOM.

2. CHINA IS FLOURISH THEIR ECONOMY , GROWTH THEIR POPULATION AND
INDUSTRIES.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE :

Q1) Change the voice where possible:

1) He is sleeping.
Ans: NOT POSSIBLE.

2) They were playing a game, and he lost.

Ans: A GAME WAS BEING PLAYED , AND HE LOST.
Q2) Test 11 A, page 49

1) THE FILM MAY BE BANNED.

4) THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE UNDERCONTROL.
6) THE MACHINES HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR AGES.