Language features - Hortatory exposition

What tense is primarily used in hortatory expositions to express general truths or recommendations?

• Simple past tense

• Present continuous tense

• Future tense
  

• Simple present tense

• Past perfect tense

What is the purpose of using thinking verbs in a hortatory exposition?

• To express opinions and beliefs
  

• To describe actions or events

• To create suspense
  

• To compare ideas
  

• To show time relations

Which of the following is an example of a thinking verb used in a hortatory exposition?

• Run

• Believe

• Jump

• Sing

• Cook

What is the function of modality in a hortatory exposition?

• To describe past events

• To express certainty or obligation
  

• To provide statistical data
  

• To narrate a story
  

• To convey emotions

Which sentence uses a contrastive conjunction effectively?

• You should apologize for your mistakes however, you should also learn from them.

• I like cats and dogs.

• She finished her homework before dinner.

• They enjoy hiking, swimming, and biking.

• It was a sunny day, so we went to the beach.

In the context of netiquette, which modal verb indicates possibility?

• Must

• Should

• Can

• Will

• Ought to

What is the effect of using passive voice in a hortatory exposition?

• To shift focus away from the subject

• To express opinions directly
  

• To create a sense of urgency
  

• To emphasize the action over the doer
  

• To provide personal experiences

Which of the following is an example of a generic participant in a hortatory exposition?

• My friend
  

• The teacher

• Sarah

• John and Mary
  

• Students

What is the primary purpose of a hortatory exposition?

• To tell a story
  

• To persuade readers to take action or change their behavior
  

• To entertain with humor
  

• To inform about a historical event
  

• To describe a scientific process

In a hortatory exposition, what do contrastive conjunctions help to achieve?

• They provide examples.
  

• They emphasize similarities.
  

• They highlight differences between ideas.
  

• They introduce definitions.
  

• They summarize information.