Activity: content words
Instructions
Identify the content words in this assignment question by clicking on the word.
Keyboard users can select words by tabbing to the word and pressing enter.
You can then compare the words you have identified with the ones in the completed activity.
Activity
Compare your own education to date with that of one of your parents, one of your children (if you have any) or a friend from a different generation. Which points of comparison seem important to you and why?
With particular reference to Reading A of Chapter 9, English: history, diversity and change, discuss and evaluate the grounds on which judgements are made about ‘correctness’ in English.
The content words in this assignment question are in bold below:
Correct answer
Compare your own education to date with that of one of your parents, one of your children (if you have any) or a friend from a different generation. Which points of comparison seem important to you and why?
Commentary
There are plenty of content words here. The question asks you to choose between three groups of people against whom you should compare your education. The key word 'important' indicates that you must pick out a number of main points of comparison (not everything you can think of) and the key word 'why' indicates that you must give reasons for selecting particular points of similarity and difference.
Correct answer
With particular reference to Reading A of Chapter 9, English: history, diversity and change, discuss and evaluate the grounds on which judgements are made about ‘correctness’ in English.
Commentary
Here, the ‘grounds’ (the reasons behind the judgements) must be focused on. It is not enough just to describe the judgements themselves.