ES1102

Online Grammar Exercise 14 CLOSE

Assessment Title : Online Grammar Exercise 14 Number of Attempts : 1 out of 1

Student Matric No. : A0090563E Duration : 9m 50s (Time Limit : 30 m)
Start Date and Time : 29-Oct-2011 06:32 PM Total Marks : 7 out of 10

Activity Type III: Identifying Error Type

Title: Voluntary Euthanasia Is Ethical

The Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) is dedicated to the view that there are at least two forms
is emotional suicide, or irrational self-murder in all of its complexities and sadness. (1) ERGOs view of this tragic form
destruction mirrors the view of the suicide intervention movement and the rest of society and wants it
The second form of suicide is euthanasia which, in ERGOs view, is rational and planned self-deliverance from a painful
disease. (2) Although the word suicide is an unfair term, according to ERGO, for this kind of action,
the law calls all forms of self-destruction suicide.

(3) Suicide is no longer a crime anywhere in the English-spoken world. However, giving assistance in suicide remains a
terminally ill person is requesting assistance to die and the helper is acting from the most noble of motives. It is ERGO
to-die groups wish to change this view.

Ethical Parameters
In a caring society there should be exceptions and within certain ethical parameters, euthanasia should be
legal. (4) One criteria should be that the person is a mature adult who has clearly made a considered decision. He or s
indicate the decision with a Living Will and should have freely discussed the option of euthanasia with health professio
and lawyers.

(5) Euthanasia should not be carried out as soon as a life-threatening illness was diagnosed. Reasonable medical help
to cure or at least slow down the terminal disease before the final decision to end a persons life is made. Doctors shou
and involved, and their professional recommendations should be taken into account.

The person should make a will disposing of his or her worldly effects and money. This should show evidence of a tidy m
life, and forethought. (6) The person should also make sure that s/he does not involve others in criminal liability or
feelings of guilt.

Quality of Life
Proponents stress the need for individuals to consider euthanasia. However, they argue that patients should exhaust al
avenues for cure first. (7) Pro-lifers strongly recommend that when cure is not possible, individuals should consider ho
order to receive pain management, comfort care, and personal attention. (8) Pro-lifers also argue that hospices
dignity and highly skilled medical care. The right-to-die movement supports the hospice option but not everyone wants
death even if first class care is available. Many terminally ill people make use of home hospice programs but still choos
their deaths when suffering becomes too much to bear.

Religious Objections
(9)Religious lobbyists also strongly object euthanasia. Whatever their theological grounds may be, the following questi
Does suffering ennoble? Does suffering help one prepare to meet God? Are you merely a steward of your life, which is
which only He may take away? A response to these questions is: if anyone answers these questions yes, then they sho
involved in any form of euthanasia.

However, one must be mindful that there are millions of atheists and agnostics, as well as people with different religiou
beliefs. All these people have rights.

(10)For example, some Christians who believe in euthanasia justify it by reasoning that the God whom they worship
tolerant, and would not wish to see them in agony. They do not see their God as being vengeful or as refusing them th
Heaven if they accelerated the end of their life to avoid prolonged, unbearable suffering.
Knowledge Is Comfort
What people do not realize is that, for many individuals, just knowing how to kill themselves is in itself a comfort. Once
know how to make a certain and dignified self-deliverance, they will often renegotiate the timing of their death and act
longer.

Part 2:

Directions: Read each chunk of the passage and identify the correction for the underlined error by choosi
four options:
(A), (B), (C) or (D).

Example:

(0) The Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) are dedicated to the view that there are at least two f

Correction: is

(A) subject-verb agreement

(B) verb tense
(C) modal
(D) noun

Answer: A

1) The Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) is dedicated to the view that there are at least two
suicide. One is emotional suicide, or irrational self-murder in all of its complexities and sadness.
form of self-destruction mirrors the view of the suicide intervention movement and the rest of society and wants
it preventing wherever possible.

Correction: prevented
A.
subject-verb agreement

B.
verb form

C.
parallel structures

D.
preposition

Your Answer : B. verb form

Correct answer: verb form
Solution : The ing verb form preventing should be replaced by the past participle form preve
should be a passive voice structure.
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Your Marks : 1 out of 1

2) The second form of suicide is euthanasia which, in ERGOs view, is rational and planned self-deliverance from a p
terminal disease. (2) Although the word suicide is an unfair term, according to ERGO, for this kind of action,
face the fact that the law calls all forms of self-destruction suicide.
Correction: Delete either but or although
A.
connector
B.
sentence fragment

C.
preposition

D.
run-on sentence

Your Answer : A. connector

Correct answer: connector
Solution : Only one connector is needed to link two clauses so but is a redundant connector sin
subordinating conjunction Although appears at the beginning of the sentence.
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3)(3) Suicide is no longer a crime anywhere in the English-spoken world. However, giving assistance in suicide rem
even if a terminally ill person is requesting assistance to die and the helper is acting from the most noble of motive
and other right-to-die groups wish to change this view.

Correction: English-speaking
A.
verb tense

B.
noun

C.
parallel structures

D.
word form

Your Answer : A. verb tense

Solution :
Correct answer: word form
The double-barreled adjective, English-speaking should be used here.

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Your Marks : 0 out of 1

4)(4) One criteria should be that the person is a mature adult who has clearly made a considered decision. He or s
indicate the decision with a Living Will and should have freely discussed the option of euthanasia with health prof
family, and lawyers.

Correction: criterion
A.
subject-verb agreement

B.
noun

C.
modal

D.
parallel structures

Your Answer : A. subject-verb agreement

 Correct answer: noun
Solution : The singular form of the noun should be used after one. The singular form of the plu
criteria is criterion.
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5) (5) Euthanasia should not be carried out as soon as a life-threatening illness was diagnosed. Reasonable medica
sought to cure or at least slow down the terminal disease before the final decision to end a persons life is made. D
informed and involved, and their professional recommendations should be taken into account.

Correction: is
A.
verb form

B.
word form

C.
verb tense

D.
subject-verb agreement

Your Answer : C. verb tense

Correct answer: verb tense
Solution :
The present tense is should be used in the present context. Alternatively, the presen
in the passive voice, has been diagnosed, can also be used to denote that a past acti
bearing on the present situation.
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6)The person should make a will disposing of his or her worldly effects and money. This should show evidence of a
orderly life, and forethought. (6) The person should also make sure that s/he does not involve others in criminal li
or leavingthem with feelings of guilt.

Correction: leave
A.
parallel structures

B.
modal

C.
verb tense

D.
subject-verb agreement

Your Answer : A. parallel structures

Correct answer: parallel structures
Solution : The original form of the verb leave should be used to be parallel with the first verb in
involve.
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7)(7) Pro-lifers strongly recommend that when cure is not possible, individuals should consider hospice
receive pain management, comfort care and personal attention.
Correction: programs
A.
noun

B.
preposition

C.
subject-verb agreement

D.
verb form

Your Answer : A. noun

Correct answer: noun
Solution : The plural noun programs should be used because a generalization is made here. Alt
indefinite article a can be used since hospice program is a countable noun.
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8)(8) Pro-lifers also argue that hospices providing patients with dignity and highly skilled medical care. The right-t
supports the hospice option but not everyone wants a lingering death even if first class care is available.

Correction: The sentence structure may be corrected by changing the -ing form of the verb provide, (i.e., the fun
is to give additional information to the readers) to its base form provide.
A.
verb form

B.
verb tense

C.
sentence fragment

D.
subject-verb agreement

Your Answer : C. sentence fragment

Correct answer: verb form
Pro-lifers argue that hospices provide patients with dignity and highly skilled medical
Another possible answer is given below.
Solution :
Since the following structure is a noun phrase, not a sentence:
..hospices providing patients with dignity and highly skilled medical care
it can be rephrased into a complete sentence by adding a verb, e.g.,
Pro-lifers argue that hospices providing patients with dignity and highly skilled medic
exist.
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9) (9) Religious lobbyists also strongly object euthanasia. Whatever their theological grounds may be, the following
raised: Does suffering ennoble?

Correction: object to euthanasia

A.
verb tense
B.
verb form

C.
preposition

D.
sentence fragment

Your Answer : C. preposition

Solution :
Correct answer: preposition
The preposition to is required, i.e., object to euthanasia.
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10)(10) For example, some Christians who believe in euthanasia justify it by reasoning that the God whom they w
and tolerant, and would not wish to see them in agony.

Correction: is
A.
verb tense

B.
pronoun

C.
parallel structures

D.
subject-verb agreement

Your Answer : D. subject-verb agreement

Solution :
Correct answer: subject-verb agreement
The singular verb is agrees with the singular subject God.
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