SECTION B: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT QUESTION 2


Answer the following language questions based on the extract you read in Section A. 2.1 Identify a noun, a verb and an adjective in the sentence below. If you’re a fashion slave, you would find one to match every outfit.


2.2 Write the following sentence in reported speech. It’s a lanyard and it’s fast becoming a fashion accessory. 2.3 Provide homophones for each of the following:


Homophones are words pronounced in the same way but differing in spelling and meaning.


2.3.1 would 2.3.2 worn 2.3.3 by


2.4 Identify one phrase and one clause in the sentence below. Blue ones, yellow ones, pink ones; almost everyone has one, from the street vendor to the office executive.


2.5 Rewrite the following sentence in direct speech.


Use inverted commas when writing in direct speech.


Companies used them to advertise their products and they were also used at conferences, meetings and other events as a source of identification.


2.6 Explain the figurative meaning of Proplast keeps an eye on international trends.


Figurative meanings are hidden or underlying meanings.


2.7 Correct the error in concord in the sentence below.


Concord refers to the agreement of a verb with the subject.


One wears a lanyard around your neck. 2.8 Explain the use of the apostrophe in: It’s a lanyard.


2.9 Provide a prefix for each of the following: 2.9.1 popular 2.9.2 even


2.10 Provide a suffix for each of the following: 2.10.1 continue 2.10.2 match


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