Advanced Writing (Techniques in Writing) (ENGA2103)
BA. English Language - ENG
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2016
DEPAPARTMENT: ENGLISH
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
FACULTY OF ARTS
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
COURSE INSTRUCTORS: NDONG/ WANJI
MONTH: APRIL
COURSE CODE: ENG 203
YEAR:2016
COURSE TITLE: TECHNIQUES IN WRITING
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
CREDIT VALUE: 6
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
SECTION A
NB Marks will be awarded for orderly presentation of material
Qla) With the help of a diagram classify verbs in English and give examples.
Qlb) In a single line only state why verbs are regular and irregular.
Qlc) Give a comprehensive list of tense markers or indicators as they appear in the drill chart.
Q2. State the moods of a verb and give one example each. NB state each mood and give an example below it.
Q3. Study the underlined words in these sentences and state the type of pronoun or adjective in each case.
Example: He came here. Answer: He= personal pronoun.
1) The book on the table is his and not mine.
2) My father told me a story.
3) Half-baked intellectuals are good to our society.
4) We spoke to one another when we met in Nsimalen airport.
5) Which is the book that he gave the third boy in this class?
6) Snakes are dangerous and John, the hunter, kills them very often
Instruction: Answer question 3 and one other question of your choice
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1. Machine translation is slower and less accurate than human translation, and there is no predicable
likelihood of machines taking over this role from humans. Discuss this in relation to the components of
academic writing.
2. Two most common types of writing techniques designed to “free” ideas from your subconscious mind
and get them down on paper are free-writing and brainstorming. Discuss any four brainstorming techniques
that work best for you.
3. Edit the paragraphs below by adding the necessary punctuation marks
the continuing care retirement community CCRC has become one alternative to the impending increase in
our elderly population according to estella espinoza professor of gerontology at the university of Connecticut
nursing homes are no longer the answer to this social need she said there simply too costly for todays senior
citizens she added
CCRC's normally require a tremendous down payment to buy into a living unit then they require a
considerable monthly maintenance fee this large initial investment together with the continuing high price of
socalled maintenance means that many americans will be excluded from the CCRC of their choice, its a
shame that getting old has to be so expensive said espinoza there are three things involved here affordability
convenience and human dignity
morris the martian was flying around the solar system one day when he saw a strange light in front of him
what is that he thought to himself morris was scared but he flew a little bit closer to that he could see it better
hello he called out there was no reply hello is anyone there he called but again there was no reply suddenly a
creature appeared in front of the light boo it shouted poor morris was really scared and he flew off home and
hid under his bed
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