WorksheetsCohesion
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the difference between cohesion and coherence?
Cohesion is about the overall interpretation of a text, while coherence is concerned with the formal links.
Cohesion is concerned with the formal links, while coherence is about the overall interpretation of a text.
Cohesion and coherence are the same thing.
Cohesion and coherence are unrelated concepts.
How does Hasan describe the relative nature of coherence?
It is an absolute property of a text
It varies depending on the cohesive harmony of a text
It is a fixed characteristic of texture
It is determined by the density of cohesive ties
Cohesion and coherence are terms that can be used interchangeably.
True
False
Coherence is only concerned with the formal links between clauses in a text
True
False
Coherence can exist without cohesion, according to linguists.
True
False
Exophoric reference is a type of reference that occurs within the text.
True
False
Anaphoric reference involves referring forward to elements in the text.
True
False
Cataphoric reference is more frequent than either anaphoric or exophoric reference.
True
False
Substitution and ellipsis are both examples of cohesive devices that link adjoining clauses.
True
False
Conjunctions are considered the least explicit and obvious cohesive devices in a text.
True
False
Collocation, as defined by Halliday and Hasan, only applies to adjacent items within a text.
True
False
Ellipsis involves replacing material with zero, meaning something is omitted but understood.
True
False
What is the role of reference items in English?
They help to create cohesion in a text.
They contribute to the overall coherence of a text.
They are used to refer to elements outside the text.
All statements are correct.
What is the difference between endophoric and exophoric reference?
Endophoric reference refers to elements within the text, while exophoric reference refers to elements outside the text.
Endophoric reference refers to elements outside the text, while exophoric reference refers to elements within the text.
Endophoric and exophoric reference are the same thing.
Endophoric reference refers to pronouns, while exophoric reference refers to nouns.
What are the two categories of endophoric reference?
Substitution and ellipsis
Anaphoric and exophoric
Exophoric and cataphoric
Anaphoric and cataphoric
What is ellipsis?
The replacement of material in a text.
The omission of material in a text.
The repetition of material in a text.
The use of synonyms in a text.
What is the purpose of conjunction in cohesion?
To create repetition in a text.
To replace material in a text.
To mark logicosemantic relations.
To refer to elements outside the text.
What are the types of conjunction?
Repetition, synonym, superordinate, and general class word.
Additive, adversative, causal, and temporal.
Hyponomy and antonymy.
Anaphoric, cataphoric, substitution, and ellipsis.
What is collocation?
The way words are used regularly together.
The relations between adjacent items in a text.
The coreferential relationship between words.
The relations between groups of words falling under one superordinate.
What is the difference between hyponomy and antonymy?
Hyponomy concerns the relations between groups of words, while antonymy is concerned with opposites.
Hyponomy is concerned with opposites, while antonymy concerns the relations between groups of words.
Hyponomy and antonymy are the same thing.
Hyponomy and antonymy are unrelated concepts.
What is the purpose of cohesion in a text?
To ensure the reader understands the big ideas.
To create specific vocabulary meanings.
To include super-specific details.
To confuse the reader.
What are the two major categories in Hasan's revised model of lexical cohesion?
General and instantial
Grammatical and lexical
Repetition and synonymy
Elaborating and extending
According to Halliday's latest version, what are the three major categories in his model of lexical cohesion?
General, instantial, and collocation
Repetition, synonymy, and hyponymy
Elaborating, extending, and collocation
Probabilistic, semantic, and syntactic
What is the purpose of the instantial category in Hasan's model?
To describe semantically related systems
To describe relations that cannot be described semantically
To focus on individual texts and collocation
To emphasize the probabilistic nature of collocation
What is the border of grammatical and lexical cohesion referred to as?
Closed set
Open set
Co-reference
Lexical chain
What is the relationship between cohesive harmony and coherence?
The greater the cohesive harmony, the lower the coherence
The greater the cohesive harmony, the higher the coherence
Cohesive harmony and coherence are unrelated
Cohesive harmony determines the coherence
How are general nouns similar to reference items?
They both have similar meanings
They both refer back to something that has preceded them
They both have definite articles or demonstrative adjectives
They both belong to a closed set
General nouns are described as being exclusively members of a closed set and are not considered part of an open set
True
False
the greater the cohesive harmony of a text, the greater will be its coherence.
True
False
In cohesive chains, similarity chains involve links that are co-referential, referring to the same entity throughout the text.
False
True
Paul took the gift and place it in his bag. Which of following is true about the statement.
The links are interclausal, but not intersentential.
The links are intersentential, but not interclausal.
The links are intersentential, and interclausal.
The links are not intersentential, and interclausal.
Murat is a good boy. He always listens to his teacher. Which of the following is correct?
He- possessive pronoun.
His- personal pronoun
His- possessive pronoun
He- demonstrative pronoun
Look at them in the park. They look happy. What kind of reference is used ?
Exophoric reference
Endophoric reference
Anaphoric reference
Cataphoric Reference
Remember this. Never trust a stranger. What kinds of reference is the underline word?
Exophoric
Endophoric
Cataphoric
Anaphoric
Which book do you want? I’ll take the red one. What is true about the statement?
There is substitution.
There is ellipsis.
There is anaphoric reference.
There is cataphoric reference.
I just have a light breakfast every morning and she does too. What cohesive process is applied?
Substitution - verbal
Substitution - nominal
Ellipsis- verbal
Ellipsis- nominal
He picked up the book and then the mobile phone. What cohesive process is applied?
Substitution- nominal
Ellipsis - nominal
Substitution - verbal
Ellipsis - verbal
A: Do you play tennis?
B: No.
What cohesive process is applied?
Substitution - causal
Ellipsis - causal
Substitution - verbal
Ellipsis -verbal
I like cooking and eating, but I don't like washing dishes afterward.
Identify the adversative in the statement.
washing
but
and
I
We needed a place to concentrate, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
Identify the causal conjunction in the statement.
so
and
needed
packed up
Mark is an excellent teacher. However, David is even better.
The underlined word is _____________.
Temporal
Causal
Adversative
Additive
Mark is an excellent teacher but Alice is better.
Which of the following statement is true based on the sentence?
It is a compound sentence that uses adversative.
It is a simple sentence that uses adversative.
It is a compound sentence that uses causal.
It is a compound sentence that uses additive.
Mark is an excellent teacher, so we are lucky to have him.
Which of the following is true about statement?
It is a compound sentence that uses causal conjunction.
It is a simple sentence that uses causal conjunction.
It is a compound sentence that uses temporal conjunction.
It is a compound sentence that uses adversative conjunction.
I like coffee.
What kind of sentence is stated?
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound Complex sentence
The dog ran around in the backyard, and now he’s taking a nap.
What kind of sentence is stated?
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
Compound Complex sentence
Complex sentence
