Question 1: TEXTUAL EDITING

                                                                    

Read the diary entry below and then answer the questions that follow:

                                           Saterday 20 November 2011

Dear Diary

I feel so embarrased! Me and my girlfriend went to the Mall this afternoon cos

we were gonna watch a movie. Then I realised that I did’nt have enough bucks

with me! I had to ask my girlfriend to borrow me R50. She was like so

dissappointed with me. It was a complete disaster!

1 Identify THREE spelling errors and write out the words correctly.            (3)

               

2 The underlined words are slang. Suggest more acceptable words or

phrases to replace them.                                                                                (3)

                                                                                   

3 Rewrite “Me and my girlfriend” correctly.                                                  (1)

                                                     

4 Rewrite “I had to ask my girlfriend to borrow me R50” correctly.             (1) 

       

5 Rewrite the word “did’nt” using the apostrophe correctly                         (1)

6 Which word should be omitted from this sentence: “She was like so

disappointed with me”?                                                                                  (1)

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