108Quiz 1 Answer the following questions ; A, B, and C.

A.1.Read the following paragraph.

Highlightthe correct answer written in the ten

square brackets.

Greeting Cards

1. You have noticed how many different kinds of greeting cards you canbuy {this, that, these}days. 2.In the old days, the local drugstore had one rack displaying'maybe five or six basic kinds of cards. 3.{They, He,You} could walk into the store andchoose {a, best, an} appropriate card in five minutes or less. 4.Nowadays, however, thedisplay space for greeting cards{ was,is , be} as big as a soccer field, and{they, it, its} may takean hour or two to hunt down exactly the right card with exactly the rightmessage. 5.There{is, were,are} at least 30 categories of birthday cards alone of birthdaycards for different ages, for different relatives, from different ages, from different genders, fromacouple, from the office, for dog owners, for cat owners, and so on. 6..There arecards for {get, getting, got} ajob, for retiring from a job, for acquiring a pet, for losing apet, for becoming engaged, for breaking up. 7.There are also greeting cards tosend for no reason-"Thinking of you" or "Just because" cards.8. The newesttype of card is the "encouragement card." 9. An encouragement card offerscomforting thoughts and helpful advice to someone { which, whose, who }is sad or distressedin{ this,these, that} troubled times. 10.In short, there is now a greeting card for everypossible life event and for{ few,a few, this} nonevents as well.

See the table below to use 'a few':

much, less, little, a little, very little / some, any, most, more, all, a lot of, no, none of the / many, both, several, few/fewer/fewest, a few, one of the, a couple of / each, every, any, one
Count singular / XX
Count plural / XX / XX
Noncount / XX / XX

a.2. Write down the Topic sentence below and underline its topic and circle( highlight )its controlling idea.

You have noticed how many different kinds of greeting cards you can buy these days.

a.3 . Change the Topic sentence into a.a compound, b.complex sentences , and c. into interrogative ( a question)sentence.

Compound Sentence

a. You have noticed how many different kinds of greeting card, and you need some time to find the right card.

Compound-Complex Sentence

b.You have noticed how many different kinds of greeting card, and you need some time to find the card which you would like.

c. Interrogative statement

Have you noticed how many different kinds of greeting cards you can buy these days?

a.3.Explain how this paragraph achieves its unity.

Unity in this paragraph is successfully achieved in two ways. First, it means it discusses one idea from its beginning to its end. The main and only idea in this paragraph is ' There are many different kinds of greeting card you can buy these days'. There is no single sentence in this paragraph not related to the topic. Second, as this paragraph is about the different types of greeting cards,all sentences discuss this idea, different types of greeting cards you can buy. Sentence Two, Three, and Fourcontrast the greeting cards in old days and nowadays in terms of space the cards take and time you need to choose the right card, whereas the next sentences name cards for different occasions and no occasions. Indeed, Sentence Five mentions'Birthday' Cards and their thirty categories, Sentence Six mentions cards for' getting jobs', Sentence Seven mentions 'thinking of you' and 'Just because' cards, Sentence Eight and Sentence Nine mention 'encouragement' cards that offer 'comforting thoughts and helpful advice' to sad people. The last sentence of this paragraph is its conclusion that paraphrases the topic sentence. Finally, this paragraph has unity , an element of a good paragraph, because its sentences are directly related to its own topic and its owncontrolling idea.

B. Change the direct quotation into indirect quotation.

b.1. Ali said, " Tomorrow I shall eat Italian food , and next Monday I shall eat Indian food if I can find a cheap restaurant."

Ali said that the next day( tomorrow)he would eat Italian foodand that the followingMonday ( next Monday)and that he'd eat Indian food if he could find a cheap restaurant.*

b.2.Use a reporting phrase to change the sentence below into indirect quotation.

The student said," My answer is correct. "

According to the student, his/her answer is correct.

C.a. Write a paragraph( Use at least three supporting sentences) on my favourite teacher, my favourite colour, my favourite sport, or my favourite friend.

C.b. Define coherence and its parts. Use your paragraph above to show the parts of coherence.

Coherence which means in writing the sentences must hold together is an element of a good paragraph. The movement from one sentence to the next must be logical, and there must be no sudden jumps Coherence is achieved in four ways: repetition of nouns, the use of pronouns, the use of transitional signals ,and finally the logical order of ideas.

Part One of Coherence:

Repetition of nouns.Give examples of the nouns repeated from the paragraph written by you.

Examples are….

Part Two of coherence

Use of Pronouns.Give examples of pronouns used in your paragraph. Examples are …

Part Three of Coherence

Use of Transitional Signals.Give examples of transitional signals used in your paragraph

Part Four of coherence

The Logical order of your Ideas.Explain with examples the logical order of your ideas in your paragraph.

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Notice

Reporting questions

When you report questions, the word order changes to look like a normal statement.

For example: "Can you help me?" – She asked me if I could help her.

"What's the time?" – He asked her what the time was.

*Notice: ( The writers of your textbook do not use these change the time expressions , when changing direct speech into indirect speech)

Time expressions also change in reported speech.

Reported Speech

Changes in time and place words

now
today*
tomorrow*
yesterday
next month
next year
last month
last year
in two days weeks)
five days ago
five weeks ago
here / then, at that time
that day
the following day, the next day, a day later
the previous day, the day before
the following month, the next month, a month later
the following year, the next, year, a year later
the month before, the previous month, the preceding month
the year before, the previous year, the preceding year
two days from then, two weeks from then
five days before, five days earlier
five weeks before, five weeks earlier
there

Reported Speech

Changes in time and place words

now
today
tomorrow
yesterday
next month
next year
last month
last year
in two days weeks)
five days ago
five weeks ago
here / then, at that time
that day
the following day, the next day, a day later
the previous day, the day before
the following month, the next month, a month later
the following year, the next, year, a year later
the month before, the previous month, the preceding month
the year before, the previous year, the preceding year
two days from then, two weeks from then
five days before, five days earlier
five weeks before, five weeks earlier
there

The difference between direct and indirect speech

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  • indirect speech

Direct speech is when we report what someone says by repeating the exact words. In writing we use inverted commas:

David: I have to talk to you about something.(original statement)
"I have to talk to you about something," said David. (direct speech)

Michelle: I'll call them tomorrow.(original statement)
Michelle said, "I'll call them tomorrow." (direct speech)

Indirect speech (or also called reported speech) is when we give the same meaning of what someone says without repeating the exact words. In this case we do not use inverted commas and certain changes may be necessary:

David: I have to talk to you about something. (original statement)
David said he had to talk to me about something. (indirect speech)

Michelle: I'll call them tomorrow. (original statement)
Michelle promised she would call them the next day. (indirect speech)

We also use indirect speech when we report inner thoughts:

I had no idea where my keys were. (Where are my keys?)
She knew that the lock had been changed. (The lock has been changed.)

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