16.04.23_G1_DA_Discourse Grammar

"The use of technology is increasing rapidly in the modern world. Growing technological influence can even be seen in the classroom. Despite this, I disagree that technology will completely replace human teachers in the foreseeable future."

Which type of reference does “this” belong to?

• Anaphoric reference

• Cataphoric reference

• Exophoric reference

• Homophoric reference

"In summary, a robotic teacher would lack the classroom dynamism and emotional intelligence needed to be an effective designer. Thus, it is clear why having a class run entirely by a machine is an idea that will not be realised anytime soon. As this essay has shown, computer technology will not replace traditional human teachers in the foreseeable future."

Which type of reference does the word "this" in this sentence belong to?

• Homophoric reference

• Exophoric reference

• Cataphoric reference

• Anaphoric reference

Fill in the gap with NO MORE THAN 3 words:

"_________ refers to classes of lexical items where the relationship between them is one of ‘general-specific’."

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

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

• Meronymy

• Antonymy

• Synonymy

Which type of grammatical cohesion is used in the sentence: “She often drinks sherry and probably will this evening.”

• substitution

• ellipsis

• reference

Filling in the gap with NO MORE THAN 3 words.

"_____________ refers to relationships in meaning between lexical items in the text and, in particular, content words and the relationship between them."

Which type of grammatical cohesion is used in the sentence “I challenge you to win the game before I do!”?

• ellipsis

• reference

• substitution

Answer explanation

 “do” is the verb substitution for “winning the game”

________  is the process of omitting an unnecessary item, which has been mentioned earlier in a text, and replacing it with nothing.

Fill in the blank with ONE word only:

"As a result, on the one hand are examples of __________ bundles."

"It is a common belief that those with higher education degrees can have better salaries than others."

Which types of references are used in this sentence?

• Anaphoric & Cataphoric references

• Bridging & Anaphoric references

• Anaphoric & Comparative references

• Cataphoric & Comparative references