5.1 Acronym
5.2 Dashes
5.3 Meeting
5.4 Geo-
5.5.1 Noun
5.5.2 Noun
5.6 "as it digs in" should be corrected to "as it is digging in"
5.7 A more cautious approach is favored by India and Brazil.
5.8 The commas are used to separate items in a list.
Read TEXT F, which contains some deliberate errors, and answer the set questions.
TEXT F
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BRICS MEETING ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST NOT SEEN IN YEARS
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The leaders from the five-member group of nations known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — began a three-day summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where they are discussing expanding the club that harbours ambitions of becoming a geopolitical alternative to Western-led forums like the Group of 7.
The latest gathering of leaders has garnered a level of international interest rarely seen since the group was first formed 14 years ago.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along with a trade war between Beijing and Washington have reinvigorated the debate over whether the bloc will remain a loose trade alliance or become a new international coalition. Dozens of countries have expressed interest in joining, including Argentina, Nigeria, Iran, Belarus, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. The candidates are as diverse as the BRICS bloc, which represents 40 percent of the world’s population and a quarter of its economy.
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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, held a state visit with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in Pretoria and was then expected to travel to Johannesburg for the summit. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appeared virtually, to avoid an international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity committed during the war conflict in Ukraine.
China, the biggest economy in the group, favours expansion to shore up its own influence, while an isolated Russia needs new allies as it digs in for a protracted war in Ukraine. India and Brazil favour a more cautious approach. South Africa, the smallest economy of the group, is pushing to have more African members and has invited more than 30 African leaders to join this year’s meeting.
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Sourced and adapted from: Chutel, L. 2023. BRICS Meeting Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years. 22 August 2023. [Online] (Accessed 13 April 2024).
QUESTIONS: TEXT F
5.1
Refer to paragraph 1, line 1. The word “BRICS” is an example of what type of abbreviation?
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5.2
Refer to paragraph 1, lines 1-2. Identify the punctuation mark used on either side of the five named countries.
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5.3
Refer to paragraph 2. Provide a synonym for the word “summit” (line 2).
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5.4
Refer to paragraph 2. Identify the prefix in “geopolitical” (line 4).
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5.5
Identify the following parts of speech:
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“invasion” (paragraph 3, line 8)
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5.5.2
“percent” (paragraph 3, line 14)
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5.6
Refer to paragraph 4. Identify and correct the language error in line 19.
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5.7
Refer to paragraph 5, lines 22-23: “India and Brazil favour a more cautious approach.” Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.
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Refer to paragraph 5. What is the function of the commas in lines 23-24?
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