Referencias y Dispositivos Gramaticales

What type of reference is used in the sentence: "The county council had promised to bring water to the village, but they had not done it"?

• Cataphoric reference

• Anaphoric reference

• Exophoric reference

• Substitution

In the sentence "Mrs. Haines, the wife of the knight farmer...with eyes protruding as if they saw something to devour," what does "they" refer to?

• The knight farmer

• Mrs. Haines and Mr. Oliver

• Eyes

• The septic tank

Which of the following best represents an example of cataphoric reference in the text?

• His family had lived near Liskeard...

• They were talking...about the septic tank.

• No, the nightingales did not come this far north.

• She had never feared cows, only horses.

Which of the following is an example of ellipsis in the passage?

• ...she had never feared cows, only horses.

• A bird laughed outside.

• Mrs. Haines said affectedly...

• ...on a night like this.

What grammatical device is used in the phrase “by the British; by the Romans; by the Isabeline country house”?

• Substitution

• General word

• Ellipsis

• Repetition

What noun is lexically repeated to highlight a topic of conversation and background noise?

• Town

• Septic tank

• Night

• Bird

What phrase is an example of a general word used for the gradual revelation of character?

• The Indian Civil Service

• The old man in the armchair

• Mr. Oliver

• The Roman road