Discourse Analysis

In this sentence: “...no benefits justify the risk of nuclear weapons...I will explain why nuclear technology has a future on our planet despite its dangers.”

Which type of lexical cohesion can you find?

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

• Hyponymy

In this sentence: “Some people argue that its positives outweigh its negatives”.

Which type of lexical cohesion can you find in the above sentence?

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

• Meronymy

In this sentence: “...the risk of harming the environment, or polluting the air”.

What type of lexical cohesion does the underlined parts belong to?

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

• Meronymy

Which of the following phrases is NOT collocation?

• expert people

• nuclear power

• comparatively cheaper

In the sentence: “In this essay, I will explain why nuclear technology has a future on our planet despite its dangers”. Which type of reference does “its” belong to?

• Exophoric

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric

In this sentence: “Some people argue that its positives outweigh its negatives, while others believe that no benefits justify the risk of nuclear weapons on the world”.

Which type of reference is used?

• comparative reference

• bridging reference

• homophoric reference

In the essay, it is written that: “Moreover, nuclear power is cheaper and more reliable than the traditional energy resources. For example, producing ….. cheaper than producing it from coal”.

Which type of lexical cohesion is used?

• repetition

• synonymy

• hyponymy

In the sentence: “Hence, improving the life quality for the citizens of those countries”.

Which type of lexical cohesion does “the citizens of those countries” belong to?

• hyponymy

• synonymy

• meronymy

In this sentence: “For example, producing 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity produced from nuclear reactors is 25% cheaper than producing it from coal”.

What type of cohesive device does the word “it” belong to?

• Conjunction

• Substitution

• Ellipsis

In this sentence: “On the other hand, in the field of engineering by the nuclear power engineers can do lot of things like operate engine instead of electricity.”

How many conjunctions are there in this sentence?

• 1

• 2

• 3