LC Lecture 10 quiz

LC Lecture 10 quiz

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LC Lecture 10 quiz

LC Lecture 10 quiz

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Nominalisations are created by adding suffixes to adjectives, verbs, or other nouns.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

In critical discourse analysis, why is nominalisation considered ideologically significant?

It simplifies the text for better understanding

It uses complex vocabulary to demonstrate authority

It makes the text more engaging to readers

It presents actions as abstract processes, affecting interpretation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

How can nominalisation be used to influence the reader's interpretation of a newspaper article?

By making sentences longer and more complex

By emphasising the actions over the actors

By using more adjectives to describe events

By simplifying the language used

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

How does nominalisation contribute to the ideological stance of a text?

It can naturalise certain viewpoints by making them appear objective

It uses humor to convey complex ideas

It relies on emotional appeals to persuade readers

It uses metaphors to create vivid imagery

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Academics and business writers dislike using nominalisations.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

In what way can nominalisation affect the reader's understanding of causality in a text?

It makes the cause-effect relationship more explicit

It can obscure the cause-effect relationship

It emphasises the causes over the effects

It highlights the effects more than the causes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Which of the following best describes a potential effect of nominalisation on critical discourse analysis?

It facilitates a deeper understanding of the text's grammatical structure

It shifts the focus from processes to participants

It transforms complex ideas into simple statements

It prioritises processes over participants

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