Graded Assignment - (Sep 2025 - English I - Qualifier)
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed. Due on 2025-12-10, 23:59 IST. You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
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Question 1
The mail uses a non-objective tone.
- True
- False
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- False
Question 2
‘The council would meet to finalise the task sheet for the year 2022-23.’ ‘would’ is used in this sentence to express politeness.
- True
- False
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- True
Question 3
‘The details and agenda for the meeting is attached below.’ is a grammatically correct sentence.
- True
- False
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- False
Question 4
The topic statement of the above mail is
- The council would meet to finalise the task sheet for the year 2022-23.
- I am writing to invite you to the 20th Academic Council meeting of VSTP University, Shillong.
- I request you to confirm your participation so as to reserve the flight tickets.
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- I am writing to invite you to the 20th Academic Council meeting of VSTP University, Shillong.
Question 5
Unity of a paragraph refers to ____.
- Logical continuity of the sentences
- Singularity of the theme
- Organizational patterns
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- Singularity of the theme
Question 6
Despite, although, and nevertheless are transitional devices that are used to ____.
- Add
- Conclude
- Contrast
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- Contrast
Question 7
‘The manager asked for the file and the recordings of the meeting. It was unavailable.’ What is the type of error in the sentence?
- Tense inconsistency
- Subject- verb Agreement
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
Question 8
Which among the following is not the function of a supporting sentence?
- To explain or elaborate
- To justify
- To reinforce
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- To reinforce
Question 9
In formal academic writing the word ‘overall’ can be used to express certainty.
- True
- False
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- False
Question 10
In formal academic writing, to show cause which among the following phrases can be used?
- In contrary
- Likewise
- Owing to
- Because
Status: Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
- Owing to