Answer to Question #253683 in English for Jireh

Question

Based on your knowledge on Reported speech and using two examples of your choice for each, discuss the main differences between reported speech and passive statement. AN (8)

b) Differentiate between compound and complex sentences. Demonstrate your answer with the use of examples. AP (5)

c) Explain using two examples of your choice and in your words the concept of concord. AP (5)

d) Using examples from any field of your choice, discuss whether there is a direct or indirect relation between a deep understanding of subject-verb agreement and the writing and speaking skills of an individual

Answer 1

a) Reported speech is when the subject is active in the sentence and is the doer of the action. Example, he drinks coffee. Passive statement on the other hand, is when the action is attributed to the subject. Example, coffee is not drunk by him.

Reported speech is used when the doer of the action is to be made prominent, example my pen was stolen while passive statement is used when the person or object on which the actionis done is to be made prominent. Example, somebody has stolen my pen.

Passive voice is used when the object becomes into the subject example, i like John while the reported statement is used when we want to say what another person has said example, she said that she likes John.

b) The main difference between compound sentences and complex sentences is that in compound sentences there is no dependent clause but it consists of multiple independent clauses. On the other hand, complex sentences contain more than one or only one dependent clause and an independent clause.

Compound sentences use coordinating conjunctions such as for, yet, or, so, etc. Whereas subordinating conjunctions are used in complex sentences. Subordinating conjunction such as because, although, how, once, though, etc. are used while forming complex sentences.

Another difference lies in the number of clauses (independent and dependent). In compound sentences, at least two independent clauses are used but a dependent clause is not required. While only one independent clause with at least one dependent clause is used in a complex sentence.

To begin a compound sentence, coordinating conjunction is not used. On the other hand, at the beginning of the complex sentence subordinating conjunction is most required.

c) In grammar, concord refers to the way that a word has a form appropriate to the number or gender of the noun or pronoun it relates to. For example, in 'She hates it', there is concord between the singular form of the verb and the singular pronoun 'she'. Another example, they write everyday The types of concord include grammatical concord, notional concord, categorization concord, concord of indefinite pronouns, concord of quasi coordinated subjects and concord of coordinated subjects.

d) There is no direct discuss whether there is a direct relation between a deep understanding of subject-verb agreement and the writing and speaking skills of an individual. Although indirectly there is a relation for an understanding of the subject-verb agreement will help in ones writing and speaking skills of an individual.