PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

COMMUNICATION
EJJ 210
Prof. JAG Malherbe
15-25, Engineering I
jagm@up.ac.za

4 Post Mortem ASS 1
Instructions

This tutorial is done under examination conditions

Provide Surname, Initials and Student Number on second page.

The following is an excerpt from

Wilbur Smith, The Seventh Scroll, Pan Macmillan, 1995

1. The section below has not been modified, and continues on the next
page. Note the tense in which it is written.
2. On the next page, the tenses, spelling, punctuation, etc. have been
modified. Your exercise is to correct this.
3. Now summarise (paraphrase) in your own words the section on this
page in no more than five lines.
4. Then Delete this page.
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At that moment she was distracted and she lifted her head. Listen! Her voice
changed, sharpening with alarm.

What is it? Duraid looked up also.

The dog, she answered.

That damn mongrel, he agreed. It is always making the night hideous with its
yapping. I have promised myself to get rid of him.

At that moment the lights went out.

They froze with surprise in the darkness. The soft thudding of the decrepit diesel
generator in its shed at the back of the palm grove had ceased. It was so much a part of
the oasis night that they noticed it only when it was silent.

Their eyes adjusted to the faint starlight that came in through the terrace doors. Duraid
crossed the room and took the oil lamp down from the shelf beside the door where it
waited for just such a contingency. He lit it, and looked across at Royan with an
expression of comical resignation.

I will have to go down

 Instructions

This tutorial is done under examination conditions

Provide Surname, Initials and Student Number on second page.

The following is an excerpt from

Wilbur Smith, The Seventh Scroll, Pan Macmillan, 1995
1. The section below has not been modified, and continues on the
next page. Note the tense in which it is written.
2. On the next page, the tenses, spelling, punctuation, etc. have
been modified. Your exercise is to correct this.
3. Now summarise (paraphrase) in your own words the section on
this page in no more than five lines.
4. Then Delete this page.
5. Save the document as an Adobe.pdf. Submit only the answer
page.
6. Submit ELECTRONICALLY TO CLICKUP.
 Surname, Initials Student #

Duraid she interrupted him the dog

He listens for a moment and his expression changing to mild concern. The dog were silent out there
in the nite.

I is sure it are nothing to be alarmed about. He going to the door and for no good raison she
suddenly call after him.

Duraid be careful He shrugged dismissively and stepped out on to the terrace.

She think for an instant that it were the shadow of the vine over the trellis moved in the night breeze
off the desert but the night were still. Then she realize that it was a human figure crossing the
flagstones silently and swiftly comes in behind Duraid as he skirted the fishpond in the centre of the
paved terrace.

Duraid She screams a warning and he spin round lifting the lamp high.

Who are you he shouts. What do you want here

The intruder closed with him silently. The traditional full-length robe swirling around his legs
and the white headcloth covered his head In the light of the lamp Duraid sees that he draw
the corner of the headcloth over his face to mask his futures.

The intruders back were turned towards her so Royan did not see the nife in his write hand,
but she could not mistake the upward stabbing motion that he aimed at Duraids stomach.
Duraid grunted with pain and doubles up at the blow and his attacker draws the blade free
and stabs again, but this time Duraid dropped the lamp and sized the knife arm.

The flame of the fallen oil lamp was guttering and flaring. The two men struggled in the
gloom, but Royan saw a dark stain spreas over her husbandss white shirt front.

Run he bellowed at her. Go Fetch help I cannot hold him The Duraid she knew was a gentle
person, a soft man of books and learning. She could see that he were outmatched by his
assailant.

Go Please Save yourself my flower She could here by his tone that he was weakening, but he
still clung desperately to his attackers knife arm.

Your summary:

 Surname, Initials Student #

7 Duraid, she interrupted him, the dog!

3 He listened for a moment, and his expression changed to mild concern. The dog was silent out there
1 in the night.

4 I am sure it is nothing to be alarmed about. He went to the door, and for no good reason she
suddenly called after him.

4 Duraid, be careful! He shrugged dismissively and stepped out on to the terrace.

2 She thought for an instant that it was the shadow of the vine over the trellis moving in the night
2 breeze off the desert, but the night was still. Then she realized that it was a human figure crossing
2 the flagstones silently and swiftly, coming in behind Duraid as he skirted the fishpond in the centre
of the paved terrace.

5 Duraid! She screamed a warning and he spun round, lifting the lamp high.

7 Who are you? he shouted. What do you want here?

2 The intruder closed with him silently. The traditional full-length robe swirled around his legs, and
2 the white headcloth covered his head. In the light of the lamp Duraid saw that he had drawn the
1 corner of the headcloth over his face to mask his features.

4 The intruders back was turned towards her so Royan did not see the knife in his right hand, but she
1 could not mistake the upward stabbing motion that he aimed at Duraids stomach. Duraid grunted
5 with pain and doubled up at the blow, and his attacker drew the blade free and stabbed again, but
1 this time Duraid dropped the lamp and seized the knife arm.

The flame of the fallen oil lamp was guttering and flaring. The two men struggled in the gloom, but
2 Royan saw a dark stain spreading over her husbands white shirt front.

8 Run! he bellowed at her. Go! Fetch help! I cannot hold him! The Duraid she knew was a gentle
1 person, a soft man of books and learning. She could see that he was outmatched by his assailant.

7 Go! Please! Save yourself, my flower! She could hear by his tone that he was weakening, but he
1 still clung desperately to his attackers knife arm.

Your summary:

Duraid she interrupted him the dog
Duraid, she interrupted him, the dog!

He listens for a moment and his expression changing to mild concern.

He listened for a moment, and his expression changed to mild concern.
The dog were silent out there in the nite.
The dog was silent out there in the night.

I is sure it are nothing to be alarmed about. He going to the door and

I am sure it is nothing to be alarmed about. He went to the door, and
for no good raison she suddenly call after him.
for no good reason she suddenly called after him.

Duraid be careful He shrugged dismissively and stepped out on to the

terrace.
Duraid, be careful! He shrugged dismissively and stepped out on to the
terrace.

She think for an instant that it were the shadow of the vine over the
trellis moved in the night breeze off the desert but the night were still.

She thought for an instant that it was the shadow of the vine over the
trellis moving in the night breeze off the desert, but the night was still.

Then she realize that it was a human figure crossing the flagstones
silently and swiftly comes in behind Duraid as he skirted the fishpond in
the centre of the paved terrace.

Then she realized that it was a human figure crossing the flagstones
silently and swiftly, coming in behind Duraid as he skirted the fishpond in
the centre of the paved terrace.

Duraid She screams a warning and he spin round lifting the lamp high.

Duraid! She screamed a warning and he spun round, lifting the lamp
high.

Who are you he shouts. What do you want here
Who are you? he shouted. What do you want here?

The intruder closed with him silently. The traditional full-length robe swirling
around his legs and the white headcloth covered his head

The intruder closed with him silently. The traditional full-length robe swirled
around his legs, and the white headcloth covered his head.

In the light of the lamp Duraid sees that he draw the corner of the headcloth
over his face to mask his futures.

In the light of the lamp Duraid saw that he had drawn the corner of the
headcloth over his face to mask his features.

The intruders back were turned towards her so Royan did not see the nife in his
write hand, but she could not mistake the upward stabbing motion that he
aimed at Duraids stomach.

The intruders back was turned towards her so Royan did not see the knife in his
right hand, but she could not mistake the upward stabbing motion that he aimed
at Duraids stomach

Duraid grunted with pain and doubles up at the blow and his attacker draws the
blade free and stabs again, but this time Duraid dropped the lamp and sized the
knife arm.

Duraid grunted with pain and doubled up at the blow, and his attacker drew the
blade free and stabbed again, but this time Duraid dropped the lamp and seized
the knife arm.

The flame of the fallen oil lamp was guttering and flaring. The two men struggled
in the gloom, but Royan saw a dark stain spreas over her husbandss white shirt
front.
The flame of the fallen oil lamp was guttering and flaring. The two men struggled
in the gloom, but Royan saw a dark stain spreading over her husbands white
shirt front.
Run he bellowed at her. Go Fetch help I cannot hold him The Duraid she knew
was a gentle person, a soft man of books and learning. She could see that he
were outmatched by his assailant.
Run! he bellowed at her. Go! Fetch help! I cannot hold him! The Duraid she
knew was a gentle person, a soft man of books and learning. She could see that
he was outmatched by his assailant.
Go Please Save yourself my flower She could here by his tone that he was
weakening, but he still clung desperately to his attackers knife arm.
Go! Please! Save yourself, my flower! She could hear by his tone that he was
weakening, but he still clung desperately to his attackers knife arm.

 Instructions

This tutorial is done under examination conditions

Provide Surname, Initials and Student Number on second page.

The following is an excerpt from

Wilbur Smith, The Seventh Scroll, Pan Macmillan, 1995
1. The section below has not been modified, and continues on the
next page. Note the tense in which it is written.
2. On the next page, the tenses, spelling, punctuation, etc. have
been modified. Your exercise is to correct this.
3. Now summarise (paraphrase) in your own words the section on
this page in no more than five lines.
4. Then Delete this page.
5. Save the document as an Adobe.pdf. Submit only the answer
page.
6. Submit ELECTRONICALLY TO CLICKUP.
At that moment she was distracted and she lifted her head. Listen! Her voice
changed, sharpening with alarm.

What is it? Duraid looked up also.

The dog, she answered.

That damn mongrel, he agreed. It is always making the night hideous with its
yapping. I have promised myself to get rid of him.

At that moment the lights went out.

They froze with surprise in the darkness. The soft thudding of the decrepit diesel
generator in its shed at the back of the palm grove had ceased. It was so much a part of
the oasis night that they noticed it only when it was silent.

Their eyes adjusted to the faint starlight that came in through the terrace doors. Duraid
crossed the room and took the oil lamp down from the shelf beside the door where it
waited for just such a contingency. He lit it, and looked across at Royan with an
expression of comical resignation.

I will have to go down

Your summary:

The dog barked.

He was irritated with it.
The lights went out (the generator stopped).
The dog was quiet.
He took an oil lamp to investigate.

 Your summary:
1 The dog barked.
1 He was irritated with it.
1 The lights went out (the generator stopped).
1 The dog was quiet.
1 He took an oil lamp to investigate.
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