cables are stolen for their copper because copper can be sold for money, and that's not good for the economy.
# Answers
**2.1**
* Serious challenge
* Significant impact
**2.2**
noun
**2.3**
-y
* Trendy new restaurant
**2.4**
(a) verb
(b) costs
(c) costs of repairing the damage caused by cable theft
**2.4.1**
(a) verb
(b) estimates
(c) government estimates that the new road will cost R1 billion to build
**1 sentence**
Cable theft is a costly problem that disrupts South Africa's economy.
**Analogy**
Cable theft is like a thief stealing the wires from your house.
**Keyword**
Cable theft
**Example in fewest words possible**
Cable theft hurts economy.
**10 more examples**
* Cable theft causes power outages.
* Cable theft delays trains.
* Cable theft disrupts internet access.
* Cable theft damages businesses.
* Cable theft costs jobs.
* Cable theft makes it difficult to provide essential services, such as healthcare and education.
* Cable theft increases insurance rates.
* Cable theft deters investment.
* Cable theft makes South Africa less competitive globally.
* Cable theft undermines the country's infrastructure.
**2.1**
The two underlined collocations in paragraph 1 are "serious challenge" and "significant impact." These collocations reflect the author's serious and concerned attitude towards the subject of the article, which is the impact of cable theft on the South African economy. The author uses these collocations to emphasize the severity of the problem and the need for urgent action to be taken.
writer is very worried about cable theft in South Africa and thinks it's a big problem that needs quick help.
**2.2**
The word "trend" in paragraph 1 is used as a **noun**. It refers to the general direction in which something is developing or changing.
**2.3**
One suffix that can be added to the word "trend" to create an adjective is **"-y"**. This suffix is used to form adjectives from nouns that denote a quality or state. The adjective "trendy" means fashionable or up-to-date.
Here is an example of a sentence using the adjective "trendy":
> The trendy new restaurant in town is always booked up.
**2.4**
(a) In the sentence "The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimates that cable theft costs the economy between R5 billion and R7 billion per year," the underlined word "costs" is used as a **verb**.
(b) The syllabic stress on the word "costs" is on the first syllable.
(c) Here is another sentence where the word "costs" is used as a noun:
> The costs of repairing the damage caused by cable theft are significant.
**2.4.1**
(a) In the sentence "The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimates that cable theft costs the economy between R5 billion and R7 billion per year," the underlined word "estimates" is used as a **verb**.
(b) The syllabic stress on the word "estimates" is on the first syllable.
(c) Here is another sentence where the word "estimates" is used as a noun:
> The government estimates that the new road will cost R1 billion to build.
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