EAP Supplementary Materials - Functions
Correct or comment on the grammatical and meaning errors in the following sentences:
1. Although e-commerce is a modern phenomenon. It has become a valuable business tool.
2. IT is very common in business. It is very useful.
3. Computer science is the science of doing things with computers.
4. Zoology is the science of managing a zoo.
5. Although HKPU is in a convenient location, however the air pollution here is quite bad.
6. Engineering courses are more popular as IT courses.
7. The most busy students here are the third-year students.
8. There are a number of similarity between computing and business courses.
9. While Taiwan has a strong hardware industry, Hong Kong haven’t.
10. E-mail is the most popular program on the Internet.
11. Plagiarism is defined as copying from text books.
12. Referencing correctly will make your assessment grades more higher.
13. Teachers should know that students can be categorised as either male or female.
14. E-business can be define as the process of doing business electronically.
15. Academic writing is defined as writing is formal, well-organised and well-referenced.
16. HK students’ English language ability always correlates with their academic ability.
17. HK students they always have more better English as Mainland.
EAP Supplementary Materials – Functions – Answer Key
1. Although e-commerce is a modern phenomenon, it has become a valuable business tool.
2. IT is very common in business. It is very useful. (Too short, no linking)
3. Computer science is the science of doing things with computers. (Too obvious)
4. Zoology is the science of managing a zoo. (Wrong meaning)
5. Although HKPU is in a convenient location, however the air pollution here is quite bad.
6. Engineering courses are more popular as than IT courses.
7. The most busy busiest students here are the third-year students.
8. There are a number of similarity similarities between computing and business courses.
9. While Taiwan has a strong hardware industry, Hong Kong haven’t. hasn’t.
10. E-mail is the most popular program on the Internet. (It’s a type of program.)
11. Plagiarism is defined as copying from text books. (Not enough: Without referencing)
12. Referencing correctly will make your assessment grades more higher.
13. Teachers should know that students can be categorised as either male or female. (Duh)
14. E-business can be defined as the process of doing business electronically.
15. Academic writing is defined as writing which is formal…
16. HK students’ English language ability always often correlates with their academic ability.
17. HK students they always have more better English as Mainland. (Hong Kong students sometimes have better English than Mainlanders.