GRAMMAR AND DISCOURSE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC
ROCÍO REBOREDO BLANCO ANTÍA REY GARCÍA
QUESTION 1 OUT OF 8
'Anyway' is an example of disjunctive topic transition (lexical marker)
False
True
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QUESTION 2 OUT OF 8
What would you consider to be the known topic of the following text? “They think the most likely explanation is that the fox was a highly valued companion or pet. DNA analysis shows the animal dined with prehistoric hunter gatherers and was part of the inner circle of the camp. A fox of the same species was found in a much older grave in another part of Argentina nearly a decade ago. It may also have been a pet but its diet was not analysed.”
Prehistoric hunter gatherers
DNA analysis
Fox
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QUESTION 3 OUT OF 8
Which of the following concepts is defined by Yang as “The use of a pro-term to refer to an already mentioned item”?
Deixis
Ellipsis
Repetition
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QUESTION 4 OUT OF 8
According to Downing, which of the following would be excluded from the category of 'topic'? ?
Fronted attributes
Subject
Both of them
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QUESTION 5 OUT OF 8
Say whether the following statement is true or false: “Local topics are cognitive schemas that encapsulate what a whole text is about”.
False
True
Correct!
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QUESTION 6 OUT OF 8
According to Pilar Alonso, at sentence level, "it is highly probable for a global topic to be in subject position"
True
False
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QUESTION 7 OUT OF 8
The example below is an instance of...
Deixis
Ellipsis
None of the above
Amazing!
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QUESTION 8 OUT OF 8
The example below is an instance of...
Co-class membership
Deixis
Repetition
You have done a wonderful job!
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GRAMMAR AND DISCOURSE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC
ROCÍO REBOREDO BLANCO ANTÍA REY GARCÍA
QUESTION 1 OUT OF 8
'Anyway' is an example of disjunctive topic transition (lexical marker)
False
True
Well done!
Next question
QUESTION 2 OUT OF 8
What would you consider to be the known topic of the following text? “They think the most likely explanation is that the fox was a highly valued companion or pet. DNA analysis shows the animal dined with prehistoric hunter gatherers and was part of the inner circle of the camp. A fox of the same species was found in a much older grave in another part of Argentina nearly a decade ago. It may also have been a pet but its diet was not analysed.”
Prehistoric hunter gatherers
DNA analysis
Fox
Good job!
Next question
QUESTION 3 OUT OF 8
Which of the following concepts is defined by Yang as “The use of a pro-term to refer to an already mentioned item”?
Deixis
Ellipsis
Repetition
Well done!
Next question
QUESTION 4 OUT OF 8
According to Downing, which of the following would be excluded from the category of 'topic'? ?
Fronted attributes
Subject
Both of them
Great job!
Next question
QUESTION 5 OUT OF 8
Say whether the following statement is true or false: “Local topics are cognitive schemas that encapsulate what a whole text is about”.
False
True
Correct!
Next question
QUESTION 6 OUT OF 8
According to Pilar Alonso, at sentence level, "it is highly probable for a global topic to be in subject position"
True
False
Excellent!
Next question
QUESTION 7 OUT OF 8
The example below is an instance of...
Deixis
Ellipsis
None of the above
Amazing!
Next question
QUESTION 8 OUT OF 8
The example below is an instance of...
Co-class membership
Deixis
Repetition
You have done a wonderful job!