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Variant 4


Task 1. Do the quiz.
Конец формы

1. Find the discourse marker which is used to make correction?

a)actually b)as for c)basically d) by the way
2.Words or phrases are left out from sentences where they are unnecessary because they have been reffered to or mentioned previously, or they are obvious from the context .....How they are called?
a)substitution b)ellipsis c)reference d) exophoric reference
3.Anna is my friend. She is beautiful. What is used in this sentence?
a)cataphoric b)exlphoric c)anaphoric d)discourse marker
4.Cataphoric reference...
a)forward pointing b)backward pointing c)outward pointing d)no answer
5.Find the theme from the sentence. One day when he was out walking he came to an open place in the middle of the forest.
a) he came to an open place in the middle of the forest b)One day when he was out walking c)One day d)he came to an open place
6.It is my friend Arthur. What is used in this sentence?
a)anaphoric reference b) exophotic reference c)substitution d)cataphoric reference
7.Find the discourse marker which is used to introduce new information.
a)actually b)as for c)basically d) by the way
8.Tell a story - I don't know one . What is used in this sentence?
a)reference b)ellipsis c)substitution d)no answer
9.Which conjunctions are used for contrast idea?
a)but , whereas, in spite of b)although, however, despite, c)a and b are true d) no answer
10.Find the rheme from the sentence. Of course it's an accident.
a)Of course it b)'s an accident. c)Of course d)an accident
Task 2. Choose the right answer.
1. Homograph 2. Homonym 3. Homophone
1. ………. is the word that has same phonetic form (homophones) or orthographic form (homographs) but different unrelated meanings.
2. ………. is the case where two words are pronounced identically but they have different written forms
3. ………. is a word which is spelled the same as another word and might be pronounced the same or differently but which has a different meanings.