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LEXICAL COHESION

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Collocation is the second major type of lexical cohesion ties besides.....?

a)

Reiteration

b)

Superordinate

c)

Synonyms

d)

Repetition

2.

Collocation occurs when ... is not necessarily dependent upon the same semantic relationship.

a)

Clauses

b)

Senteces

c)

A pair of words

d)

Words

3.

“The meaning of a lexical item is included in the meaning of another” refers to:

a)

Meronymy

b)

Hyponymy

4.

How many types of meronym relationships are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

5.

The closer refers not to a semantic relationship between sentences, the ... cohesive effect.

a)

cooler

b)

power

c)

weaker

d)

stronger

6.

How many function in general word?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What is general word sometimes reflect?

a)

Sentence

b)

Both

c)

Attitude

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of the forms of reiteration?

a)

Superordination

b)

Antonymy.

c)

Synonymy.

d)

Conjunction

9.

What are the two basic categories of lexical cohesion?

a)

Reiteration and collocation

b)

Superordination and Conjunction

c)

Antonymy and Synonymy

10.

What is the synonym of this underlined word in this sentence : “I received housing benefit when I was unemployed

a)

Out of work

b)

Out of order

c)

Out of fashion

d)

Out of practice

11.

What is the synonym of this underlined word in this sentence: “ The related publications are far too numerous to list individually.”

a)

Legion

b)

Fell

c)

Full

d)

Much