Instructions: Read the passage below carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.
To Whom It May Concern, (1) Yesterday morning I had gone to your store to purchase the Media Radio that was advertised in the Sunday paper. (2) According to the advertisement, the model X12 radio would be available at all stores for P 2, 350.00. (3) Unfortunately, I had several problems in the home entertainment department in Cebu. (4) First, I had to wait ten minutes before even seeing any sales clerk. (5) When I finally spoke to a clerk, they said that the store didn’t carry the model at all. (6) Then the second clerk said that the model is out of stock. (7) At that point, I found Joey Adling, who was the supervisor. (8) Joey said that the store did carry the radio, but it wasn’t on sale. (9) Since I hadn’t brought the ad with me I could not show it to him. (10) Before I could ask him to check, he disappeared. (11) My experience at the store was so frustrating, however, that I won’t shop there again. Sincerely, Alvin Alistado
1. What cohesive devices are used in the passage?
However, first, second, but,
2. What should be the correct way to write sentence 5? “When I finally spoke to a clerk, they said that the store didn’t carry the model at all.”
a. remove the comma after a clerk
b. replace they with she
c. change spoke to speak
3. “At that point, I found Joey Adling, who was the supervisor. Joey said that the store did carry the model, but it wasn’t on sale.” The most effective way to combine sentence 7 and 8 should be:
a. At that point, I found Joey Adling, the supervisor, who said that…
b. At that point, I found Joey Adling, being the supervisor who said that…
c. At that point, I found Joey Adling, the supervisor, so he said that…
d. “Since I hadn’t brought the ad with me, I could not show it to him.”
4. What correction should be made to this sentence?
a. remove Since
b. change show to shown
c. insert a comma after me
To Whom It May Concern, (1) Yesterday morning I had gone to your store to purchase the Media Radio that was advertised in the Sunday paper. (2) According to the advertisement, the model X12 radio would be available at all stores for P 2, 350.00. (3) Unfortunately, I had several problems in the home entertainment department in Cebu. (4) First, I had to wait ten minutes before even seeing any sales clerk. (5) When I finally spoke to a clerk, they said that the store didn’t carry the model at all. (6) Then the second clerk said that the model is out of stock. (7) At that point, I found Joey Adling, who was the supervisor. (8) Joey said that the store did carry the radio, but it wasn’t on sale. (9) Since I hadn’t brought the ad with me I could not show it to him. (10) Before I could ask him to check, he disappeared. (11) My experience at the store was so frustrating, however, that I won’t shop there again. Sincerely, Alvin Alistado
1. What cohesive devices are used in the passage?
However, first, second, but,
2. What should be the correct way to write sentence 5? “When I finally spoke to a clerk, they said that the store didn’t carry the model at all.”
a. remove the comma after a clerk
b. replace they with she
c. change spoke to speak
3. “At that point, I found Joey Adling, who was the supervisor. Joey said that the store did carry the model, but it wasn’t on sale.” The most effective way to combine sentence 7 and 8 should be:
a. At that point, I found Joey Adling, the supervisor, who said that…
b. At that point, I found Joey Adling, being the supervisor who said that…
c. At that point, I found Joey Adling, the supervisor, so he said that…
d. “Since I hadn’t brought the ad with me, I could not show it to him.”
4. What correction should be made to this sentence?
a. remove Since
b. change show to shown
c. insert a comma after me