PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

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

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5 Text and Language.
5.1 Writing http://www.iscribe.org/english/writ.html


5 Text and Language.
5.1 Writing http://www.iscribe.org/english/writ.html
5.2 Grammar http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/2/
5.2.1 Adjective or Adverb?
5.2.2 Articles
5.2.3 Prepositions
http://www.iscribe.org/english/prep.html
5.2.4 Tense Consistency


5 Text and Language.
5.1 Writing http://www.iscribe.org/english/writ.html
5.2 Grammar http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/2/
5.2.1 Adjective or Adverb?
5.2.2 Articles
5.2.3 Prepositions
http://www.iscribe.org/english/prep.html
5.2.4 Tense Consistency
5.3 Punctuation http://www.iscribe.org/english/punc.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/3/
5.3.1 Basic Punctuation
5.3.2 Apostrophe's
5.3.3 Commas
5.3.4 Semicolons
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/


5 Text and Language.
5.4 Sentence http://www.iscribe.org/english/sent.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises
5.4.1 Independent and dependant clause
5.4.2 Sentence Fragments
5.4.3 Sentence Structure: Run-ons, Comma Splices,
and Fused Sentences
5.4.4 Subject-Verb agreement


It were an magnificent brite spring morning and fred

johnson and dave smith leaves the a shack on bank of the

mirror lake erly for a days phishing they haul the skiff

from the shed had checked the outboard and launch to the

small slipwai beneath the pines fiching tackel were

packed budweiser's in the cooler ham and cheese

sandwiches in the lunch box they slowly cruising out into

the sentre of the lake bait their hooks and had dropped

their lines and they waiting fish is not a pastime that can

be ruched as the sun rise and the imediate exsitement of


It were an magnificent brite spring morning and fred
It was an magnificent bright spring morning and Fred
johnson and dave smith leaves the a shack on bank of the
Johnson and Dave Smith left the the shack on the bank of the
mirror lake erly for a days phishing they haul the skiff
mirror lake early for a days fishing. They hauled the skiff
from the shed had checked the outboard and launch to the
from the shed, had checked the outboard, and launched at the
small slipwai beneath the pines fiching tackel were
small slipway beneath the pines. Fishing tackle was
packed budweiser's in the cooler ham and cheese
packed, Budweisers in the cooler, and ham and cheese
sandwiches in the lunch box they slowly cruising out into
sandwiches in the lunch box. They slowly cruised out into
the sentre of the lake bait their hooks and had dropped
the centre of the lake, baited their hooks and had dropped
their lines and they waiting fish is not a pastime that can
their lines and they waited. Fishing is not a pastime that can
be ruched as the sun rise and the imediate exsitement of
be rushed. As the sun rose and the immediate excitement of


being out alone in the wild wanes the quiet make them

drousy and they slowly dropping off later fred check his

line and reel in to check his bait

a faint hum mingles with the sound of birds and the

lite breeze play thru the trees gradually the hum

become louder but fred will have paid no atention athou

early in the season there is other people that use the lake

for fun boating ski and fish and there was quad bikers

and SUV drivers inconsiderit people who shall disturb the

solitude of uthers


being out alone in the wild wanes the quiet make them
being out alone in the wild waned, the quiet made them
drousy and they slowly dropping off later fred check his
drowsy and they slowly dropped off. Later Fred checked his
line and reel in to check his bait
line and reeled in to check his bait.
a faint hum mingles with the sound of birds and the
A faint hum mingled with the sound of birds and the
lite breeze play thru the trees gradually the hum
light breeze played through the trees. Gradually the hum
become louder but fred will have paid no atention athou
became louder but Fred will have paid no attention. Although
early in the season there is other people that use the lake
early in the season there were other people that used the lake
for fun boating ski and fish and there was quad bikers
for fun boating, skiing and fishig and there were quad bikers
and SUV drivers inconsiderit people who shall disturb the
and SUV drivers, inconsiderate people who would disturb the
solitude of uthers
solitude of others.


the noise grews lowder and when the seaplane was

hitting the water with a loud splash fred turns to where

the sound comes from my god a seaplane were come in

to land and they was direcly in its path had the pilot saw

them he hesitate and then turn to wake dave they sat

frozen not know what to do fred swing round and

tried to start the johnson outboard he jerk and jerk

nothing the seaplane is on them they both dive

overboard and at the same time the plane had lifted to pass

harmlessly over them.


the noise grews lowder and when the seaplane was
The noise grew louder and when the seaplane was
hitting the water with a loud splash fred turns to where
hit the water with a loud splash, Fred turned to where
the sound comes from my god a seaplane were come in
the sound came from. My God. A seaplane was coming in
to land and they was direcly in its path had the pilot saw
to land and they were directly in its path! Had the pilot seen
them he hesitate and then turn to wake dave they sat
them? He hesitated and then turned to wake Dave. They sat
frozen not know what to do fred swing round and
frozen, not knowing what to do. Fred swung round and
tried to start the johnson outboard he jerk and jerk
tried to start the Johnson outboard. He jerked and jerked -
nothing the seaplane is on them they both dive
nothing! The seaplane was on them and they both dived
overboard and at the same time the plane had lifted to pass
overboard; and at the same time the plane had lifted to pass
harmlessly over them.
harmlessly over them.