Open University English department Composition III ENG 214
QI- The following sentences are not well-cajritalised and punctuated. Re-write
them correct
1- some african people have been living in libya all their lives
2-1 do not know where he i
3+ he is talking with dr mike
4- do you know what they are talking about
5- the required book is entitled “first step in academic writing”
Q2-- Read the following paragraph and then answer the questions that follow.
My first grade teacher was an important person in my life. Her name was Mrs. Robinson, In
the schools in my country. children usually learn to print before they learn to write. Mrs.
Robinson didn't believe in printing. She thought it was a waste of time. She taught us to write
in cursive script (like handwriting) from the first day. At first it was hard, She made us
practice a lot. I remember filling entire pages just with capital Os. At the end of the year. we
felt very grown up because we could write in cursive. Mrs. Robinson was important in my
life because she taught me a valuable lesson. I can achieve anything by working hard. and
from that time I have been working hard, Thus. for me, Mrs. Robinson had a great impact on
my future achievements,
1- Choose the best title for this paragraph. (An important Person in My Life ~ Printing or
Writing ~ My First Teacher Mrs, Robinson)
Underline the topic and the concluding sentence.
3. Fine:
A- one simple sentence.
B- one complex sentence.
C- one compound sentence.Q3- Underline the topic and the controlling idea in the following.
Example:
ood roommates: (Topic) have four characteristies, (controlling idea)
1- Living with your parents has certain advantages”
College students take many kinds of tests.
mall cars have several advantages.
Big cars are safer than small cars for two reasons.
A baseball player must master several skills.
Dawn
Q4- You studied writing a paragraph on giving instructions.
Write a paragraph of not more than 120 words describing the steps of opening a
document and inserting a table on a computer.