Question on: SS3 English - Register, comprehension, grammar, article writing
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a) Why was the press conference held?
b) State two effects of accidents
c) How did the public react to the spate of accidents?
d) What did the judiciary do to stop accidents?
e) State two causes of accidents.
f) …. who must be punished severely …
i. What is the grammatical name for this expression?
ii. What is its function?
g) For each of the following words underlined in the passage, find another word or phrase that means the same and can replace it in the passage:
i. spate, ii. carnage, iii. sustenance,
iv. severe, v. havoc
a) It was meant to explain the decision of the courts to increase sentences and fines for traffic offences.
b) i) They cause unnecessary deaths. ii) They cause permanent injuries.
c) The public expressed outrage.
d) It increased sentences imposed on offending drivers.
e) i) speeding and senseless overtaking ii) driving under the influence of alcohol
f) i) adjectival clause ii) it qualifies the noun, “drivers”
g) i)spate – prevalence/high incidence/ high number
ii) carnage – slaughter/killings
iii) sustenance – survival/livelihood
iv) severe – unbearable/untold/ serious
v) havoc – trouble
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