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What is missing...quanitity, quality, relevance and...
Relation
Tone
Pragmatics
Manner
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What is a topic loop?
Staying on topic
Returning to a previous topic
Going off topic
Changing a topic
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An interrogative is..
A statement.
A question.
A command.
Uses an exclamation mark.
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Whose theory concerns Synthetic Personalisation?
Deborah Tannen
Norman Fairclough
Brown and Levinson
Robin Lakoff
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Which of these is not a synonym of the verb to love?
bless
cherish
adore
treasure
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What is the technical term for a two-part exchange?
Duologue.
Adjacency pair.
Question and answer.
Dialogue.
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What is a determiner?
Signifiers that show assertion and influence
A word that defines a person's state of mind
A word that introduces a noun.
Markers that tell you when something is happening.
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A suffix is...
A bound morpheme.
A morpheme at the beginning of a word.
A morpheme placed at the end of a word.
The root word.
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Pragmatics...
The underlining meaning.
A two way conversation.
What is suggested in the text, shared knowledge.
How a text is structured.
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FTA stands for...?
Face Threatening Aspects
Fun Times Aha?
Face Threatening Acts
Face Threatening Apes
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Which of these is not a non-fluency feature?
Hedge
False start
Filled pause
Topic loop
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Register is...
What a text is like.
The formality of a text.
A command.
A statement.
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What is a proper noun?
It tells you where something is
An object
A word that takes the place of a noun
The name of a specific place, person or thing.
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A word or phrase used in a sentence, without meaning is...
A false start.
A filler.
A filled pause.
A hedge.
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In the sentence: 'We are all human.', the pronoun is...
We
all
human
are
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Which of these is a superlative?
Beautiful
Lovely
Better
Greatest
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Which of these sentences contains an adverb?
The girl picked the beautiful flower.
The flower swayed gently in the wind.
The flower was trampled.
The beautiful flower grew taller.
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Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?
And, but, yet
Firstly, secondly...
Because, therefore
The, a
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What is Upward Convergence?
Using a stronger accent to accommodate others.
Using more slang to show status within a social group.
Using a more prestigious accent to accommodate others.
Using more politeness forms.
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What is the technical term for small talk?
Phatic Communion
Hedging
Non-fluency
Intonation
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Voice is...
Who is speaking.
The person it is written in: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
The tone of the story.
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Boosting someone's self esteem is called...
Positive Politeness
Pragmatic Implicature
Indirect Politeness
Negative Politeness
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Modifiers are...
Words that join sentences.
Words that are in sentences.
Words that sound fun!
Words that add extra descriptive value.
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The Dominance Theory suggests:
Women dominate in mixed-sex conversation.
Men dominate in mixed-sex conversation.
Women talk more than men.
Women use more politeness.
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Who is the lead theorist in the Difference Theory?
Tannen
Labov
Lakoff
Thannen
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Which of the following is not a feature of Lakoff's defecit theory:
Women use empty adjectives.
Women interrupt more.
Women use more tag questions.
Women use more hesitancy features.
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Pronouns are...
Nouns that aren't novices.
Words that refer to someone or something. He, she, I etc
Nouns that are for controversial topics.
28
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
I am scared.
Because there is a ghost, I am scared.
I am scared because there is a ghost.
I am scared and I want to go home.
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Which of these is not a sentence function:
Imperative
Interrogative
Inclusive
Declarative
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A declarative is..
Uses an exclamation mark.
A statement.
A question.
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An imperative is..
A command.
Uses an exclamation mark.
A question.
A statement.
32
Which is a preposition?
Hello, goodbye, yes, no
Below, on, next to
The, a
Some, many, one
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An exclamation or exclamatory..
A statement.
Uses an exclamation mark to show shock or emphasis.
A question.
A command.
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Syntax is...
The placement of words in a text.
Words joined together in a paragraph.
The order of words in a sentence.
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What does flouting a maxim mean?
Talking too much.
Breaking a conversational rule.
Being Polite.
Confusing your listener.
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Connotations are...
Influences of a word on the audience.
The meaning of the word.
Ideas and symbols that are associated with a specific word.
The obvious meaning.
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A complex sentence has...
A co-ordinating conjunction.
And or but.
A subordinate clause
A Santa clause.
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Which of the following is a simple sentence?
Down the road.
I ran down the road, jumping in puddles.
I ran down the road.
I ran down the road and I saw a dog.
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What is a deictic expression?
Use of an adjective to praise someone.
An expression that can't be understood without context.
A swear word.
A confusing idea.
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A lexical field is...
Phrases that have complex meaning.
Words that have implied meaning.
Words that run alongside the same subject.
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What was Howard Giles' Theory called?
Political Correctness Theory
The Politeness Principle
The Accommodation Theory
Face and Politeness Theory
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What does the English Language term coinage mean?
The invention of a new word.
The definition of a word.
A collection of money.
Changing the meaning of a word.
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In the sentence: 'The man sat on the chair.', the verb is...
sat
The
on
man
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Discourse structure is...
Simple sentences together.
Meaning behind sentences.
How the text is structured.
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Archaisms or archaic language is...
Words that are considered old and are no longer in use.
Words that aren't very interesting.
Words that aren't cool.
Words that old people use.
