Discourse

1. They finally wised up and fired Jake Peters in Accountancy. _____, they should have

   fired him long ago.

• to start with

• if you ask me

• come to think of it

I think I’m going to love my new job. _____, the salary’s not great. But it’s exactly

the sort of position I’ve been looking for.

• Granted

• To start with

• Come to think of it

After his most recent collection of poetry, he quickly became persona non grata,

_____. Even his publisher has taken some distance from him due to the violent

nature of his writing.

• so to speak

• come to think of it

• if you ask me

We should really give them a second chance. They’re only children _____. And

anyone can make a mistake.

• to be honest

• after all

• I mean

How about going out for Italian tonight? – _____, I’d rather have something else.

I’ve had Italian twice already this week.

• To be honest

• after all

• funnily enough

I really don’t like this CD. _____, I’m sure the singing is very professional, but I just

don’t like countertenors.

• after all

• to be honest

• I mean

After the audition, she asked if her accent was going to be a problem. _____, I

hadn’t even noticed her accent. She’s Irish, it seems.

• After all

• Funnily enough

• Strictly speaking

What type of reference is in the sentence below;

"Tom likes ice cream but Bill can’t eat it."

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric

What type of reference is in the sentence below:

"The teacher asked Ahmad to read so he read."

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric

What type of reference is in the sentence below:

"When I met her, Mary looked ill."

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric