UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2022-2023

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 12

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 12

Language and sentence errors in an essay

Complete the activities and submit by the due date.

Activity 1
The following sentences contain common language errors found in writing. Identify, label
and correct the errors in the sentences

Punctuation Subject-verb agreement Tenses

Vocabulary Spelling

No. Sentence Error

1 Accessibility is vital to the successfulness of an online
learning platform.
Correction:

2 Online learning as well as traditional classroom emphasise

on students ability to apply knowledge in real life situation.
Correction:

3 Despite not being able to attend the class physically, the

students, are listening attentively to the online lecture.
Correction:

4 A healthy and glowing skin is a result of a consistent skin

regime.
Correction:

5 Eastern and western cultures share similarities in the

adherence to religious beliefs
Correction:

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6 Since 2005, there were three major earthquakes in the

region.
Correction:

7 Unlike backpacker’s hostels, hotels can acommodate large

number of guests.
Correction:

8 Similar to Malaysia, a majority of children in Thailand is

vaccinated against measles.
Correction:

9 While the population growth of the United States shows an

increasing trend, Slovakia had a stationery population
growth between 2001 to 2011.
Correction:

10 Most teenagers, from old and present generations,

experienced some kind of rebellion against their parents.
Correction:

11 The nurse who normally works with paediatric patients

volunteer at the vaccination centre since a month ago.
Correction:

12 Supply and demand have a direct effect on the prices of

comodities.
Correction:

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Activity 2
The text below contains eight language errors. Identify, label and correct the errors.

Text 1
A remote tribal village located on a snow-capped mountain have been drawing droves of
people there. The news had travelled far and wide that a pair of bulls taught to be scared
animals of a folklore can perform miracles. Since then, the owner, a farmer, claimed the
pair cures many people of their sickness. Although many people were sceptical of the
news. Yet hundreds of people have been flooding the village ever since. The sick, the
weak and the curious came. Everyone want to experience the magical creature.

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