Sunday, June 29, 2014

Proofreading 1 + Answers


Proofread the following passage and correct the mistakes without changing the meaning. Do not make unnecessary changes or changes to punctuation.  There is only ONE grammatical error in each numbered line.   (15 marks)

Corrections must be done as follows:

Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word above it.

(example A).

Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a “ ^ ” and write the missing word above it. (example B)

 

e.g.
A
 
B
                    crosses
When social networking cross the line
                  to
Schools are struggling Ù set student guidelines for sites like Facebook.
 
 
1.
 
2.
 
3.
 
4.
 
5.
 
6.
 
7.
 
8.
 
9.
 
10.
 
11.
 
12.
 
13.
 
14.
 
15.
 
 
Cases of students being punished for inappropriate behaviours on
 
Facebook have increased in recent years, raising the question of schools
 
should penalise students at their activities on social networking websites.
 
Some students from Hong Kong International School was given demerits
 
after using bad languages on Facebook. In countries such as the US and
 
India, students have been suspended school for cyber-bullying.
 
A Hong Kong primary school student was punish by school authorities
 
because of improper acts online. The student was said have created a fake
 
account on Facebook and use it to scold his classmates.
 
In Hong Kong, some schools have clear rules about behaviour involve
 
bullying and harassment. For instances, according to Korean International
 
School’s rules, ‘Students who bully or harass others will be dealed with
 
promptly and seriously. This applies the use of social media like Facebook.
 
Social workers emphasis that Facebook is a place for students to share
 
their thoughts privately. Teachers should warn students before take any
 
disciplinary action.

 

Proofreading (15 marks)

e.g.
A
 
B
                    crosses
When social networking cross the line
                 to
Schools are struggling Ù set student guidelines for sites like Facebook.
 
 
 
1.
 
 
2.
 
3.
 
 
4.
 
5.
 
6.
 
 
7.
 
 
8.
 
9.
 
 
10.
 
11.
 
12.
 
13.
 
14.
 
15.
 
                                                                             behaviour
Cases of students being punished for inappropriate behaviours on                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                   whether
Facebook have increased in recent years, raising the question of Ù schools
                    for
should penalise students at their activities on social networking websites.
                                                                                      were
Some students from Hong Kong International School was given demerits
            language
after using bad languages on Facebook. In countries such as the US and
                            from
India, students have been suspended Ù school for cyber-bullying.
                                                                       punished
A Hong Kong primary school student was punish by school authorities
                                                                                      to
because of improper acts online. The student was saidÙhave created a fake
                    used
account on Facebook and use it to scold his classmates.
                                                                                                     involving
In Hong Kong, some schools have clear rules about behaviour involve
                        instance
bullying and harassment. For instances, according to Korean International                                                                                                    dealt
School’s rules, ‘Students who bully or harass others will be dealed with
                             to
promptly and seriously. This appliesÙthe use of social media like Facebook.
            emphasise
Social workers emphasis that Facebook is a place for students to share
                                                                                        take Þ taking /they
their thoughts privately. Teachers should warn students before Ù take any
 
disciplinary action. (1 mark should be deducted if any change has been made in this line)  
 
 

 

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