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1. Which statement is TRUE about PROSE? I. It originates from Latin prosa II. It is composed of lines. III. It can be spoken language in natural flow of speech. IV. It is language in ordinary form. A. I, III, IV B. I and III C. I only D. I, II, III, IV |
A. I, III, IV |
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2. Which does NOT belong? A. Short Story B. Legend C. Epic D. Folktale |
C . Epic |
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3. Which is NOT true about short story? A. It can be read in one sitting B. It has a few characters C. It observes telescoping due to brevity. D. Its protagonists are heroes |
D. Its protagonists are heroes |
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4. Which of the following are examples of non-fiction? I. References II. Autobiography III. Memoirs IV. Self-Help Books A. I, II, Ill B. Il and III C. I only D. I, II, III, IV |
D. I, II, III, IV |
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5. Wich or the folowing are examples of fiction? I. Legend II. Letter Novel III. Diary IV. Epic |
B. I and II |
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6. How is fiction different from non-fiction? I. The former is not true while the latter is true. II. The latter is not true while the former is true. III. Both has a beginning and an ending. IV. Both fiction and non-fiction have elements. A. II and IV B. I only C. I and III D. I, II, III, IV |
B. I only |
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7. Which type of fiction is neither too long nor too short? A. Novella B. Novel C. Short Story D. Legend |
A. Novella |
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17. Which is TRUE of Aristotle's Plot Structure model? A. It is composed of three parts: beginning, middle, and end. B. Its peak is the climax. C. It starts with Exposition and ends with Denouement. D. Prior to climax is rising action and after it is falling action. |
A. It is composed of three parts: beginning, middle, and end. |
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18. The 1001 Arabian Nights uses a frame story plot. What is the characteristic of this plot? A. Two stories happen at the same time. B. It is a series of stories that can stand alone C. It is a story within a story. D. It ends where it started. |
C. It is a story within a story. |
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19. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe has a plot that starts at the climax. This plot is called A. Circular B. In medias Res C. Non-linear D. Dramatic |
B. In medias Res |
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20. What is FALSE of FREYTAG’s PYRAMID? A. Rising action leads to the climax B. The most intense part of the plot is the climax. C. The last part is called denouement. D. The problem is resolved in initial incident. |
D. The problem is resolved in initial incident. |
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21. What plot technique involves introducing clues that help the readers predict what may happen later? A. Telescoping B. Flashback C. Foreshadow D. Chekov’s Gun |
C. Foreshadow |
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22. Towards the end of a novels chapter, the protagonist was at deatris door but he was saved in the nick of time by fate, chance or God. This technique is called __________. A. Red Herring B. Deus ex Machina C. Cliffhanger D. Red Herring |
B. Deus ex Machina |
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8. Which type of genre is the Biblical story Jonah and the Whale? A. Fiction B. Myth C. Non-fiction D. Short Story |
B. Myth |
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9. Which of the following is a legend? A. Malakas at Maganda B. King Arthur C. Illiad and Odyssey D. Snow White |
B. King Arthur |
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10. Which of the following is NOT an English reference? A. Encyciopedia B. Dictionary C. Almanaque D. Almanac |
C. Almanaque |
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11. Which of the following is the recounting of one's daily events? A. Diary B. Memoirs C. News D. Biography |
A. Diary |
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12. with or te foloning obsenes integral setine? A. Lord of the Rings B. Snow White C. Three Little Pigs D. Puss n Boots |
A. Lord of the Rings |
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13. Which is TRUE about backdrop setting? A. It goes into details B. Time and place are fully described C. It is clear and specific D. It is vague and general |
D. It is vague and general |
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14. Which coes NOT beong? A. Confidante B. Deuteragonist C. Symbolic D. Foil |
C. Symbolic |
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15. Which does NOT belong? A. Dynamic B. Static C. Antagonist D. Round |
C. Antagonist |
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16. Which is an example of a foregrounded plot? A. Linear B. Natural C. Dramatic D. Parallel |
D. Parallel |
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23. Which of the following scenario shows Chekov’s Gun? A. Maha Roth carries a gun because she is a violent bandit. B. Echo and Sierra love each other that no gun will separate them. C. Malan Dee has a gun and later, she will shoot someone with it. D. Ishmashe Reep has a gun but it was never used till the end of the story. |
D. Ishmashe Reep has a gun but it was never used till the end of the story. |
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24. The story, the narrator presented a scenario that shows what can happen in the protagonist’s future. This flashforward is also known as A. Prolepsis B. Analepsis C. Paralepsis D. Exolipases |
A. Prolepsis |
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25. Which of the following shows cliffhanger? A. The protagonist is by the cliff and when he jumped, he was saved by the gods. B. The ending of the story is vague and open for interpretation. C. The story starts with an open question. D. The characters are violent to conspire hanging the antagonist. |
B. The ending of the story is vague and open for interpretation. |
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26. What type of conflict is found in the novel Moby Dick? A. Man vs Nature B. Man vs Man C. Man vs Self D. Man vs Society |
A. Man vs Nature |
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27. What type of confict is found in Harry Potter? A. Man vs Nature B. Man vs Man C. Man vs Self D. Man vs Society |
B. Man vs Man |
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28. Which of tire folowing is a foregrounded point of view? A. First Person B. Second Person C. 3rd P. Omniscient D. 3rd P. Limited |
B. Second Person |
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29. The narator has access to the thoughts of al the characters in the story. He uses_______ POV. A. Third Person B. 3rd P. Objective C. 3rd P. Omniscient D. 3rd P. Limited |
C. 3rd P. Omniscient |
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30. What point of view is used in the following: "The door slowly opened and from within came the soft moan of a woman. I slowly tiptoed towards it and peered through the gap. There, by the corner, was a woman shivering-her face blank like in a state of shock." A. First Person B. Second Person C. 3rd P. Omniscient D. 3rd P. Limited |
A. First Person |
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31. Which of the following is NOT true about a theme? A. It is the overall meaning or message in a story B. It is stated in a complete sentence. C. It is a recurring element that conveys a lesson. D. It is the moral of the story. |
C. It is a recurring element that conveys a lesson. |
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32. Which of the following can be a motif for the theme: "Family will always have your back"? A. Money B. Roses C. Pencil D. Embrace |
D. Embrace |
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33. Which element of fiction refers to time and place? A. Conflict B. Characters C. Point of View D. Setting |
D. Setting |
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34. Which is NOT true about conflict? A. It hinders the protagonist from accomplishing his objective. B. It can be nature, society, self and man. C. Conflict is personified by the antagonist. D. It is the attitude of the author. |
D. It is the attitude of the author. |
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35. Which element reflects the author’s attitude towards the topic? A. Theme B. Motif C. Tone D. Mood |
C. Tone |
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36. Which or the following is created by seting, imagery and diction to influence the atmosphere of a place? A. Tone B. Mode C. Theme D. Motif |
B. Mood |
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37. Which statement is NOT true? A. Plot devices are techniques used to move the plot forward. B. The plot refers to the flow of events. C. Point of View is the narrative voice through which one tells the story. D. Mood is the attitude of the author towards a subject. |
D. Mood is the attitude of the author towards a subject. |
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38. Which of the following is a traditional definition of transitivity? A. It is a verb that takes an object. B. It is a process that involves three elements. C. It is a verb that has a clear subject. D. It is a process that involves four elements. |
A. It is a verb that takes an object. |
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39. Which is NOT true of Halliday's modern definition of transitivity function? A. It further developed the old concept. B. It illustrates how stylistics may profit from syntax. C. Process, participants, and components D. It discards the traditional view of transitivity. |
D. It discards the traditional view of transitivity. |
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39. Which is NOT true of Halliday's modern definition of transitivity function? A. It further developed the old concept. B. It illustrates how stylistics may profit from syntax. C. Process, participants, and components D. It discards the traditional view of transitivity. |
D. It discards the traditional view of transitivity. |
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40. Which of the following sentences has a predicated theme? A. She likes to eat many things that are considered strange by many. B. It is Halina Tayo who stole the heart of 10 boys. C. It is sad. D. While Dina Lego was taking her shower, Chika Go stole her money. |
B. It is Halina Tayo who stole the heart of 10 boys |
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41. This s the main charpter whose traits are unconmon; for example, Don Quixote is not brave, smart and strong but he is the main character of the novel. |
Antihero |
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42. This is a character whose traits are opposite of the main character, so that the main character's traits get highlighted. |
Foil |
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43. This is the person whom the main character may reveal his secrets and even weakness. |
Confidante |
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43. This is the person whom the main character may reveal his secrets and even weakness. |
Confidante |
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44. They are also known as sidekick who are almost as important as the main character. |
Deuteragonist |
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45. This character stays the same throughout the story. |
Static |
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45. This character stays the same throughout the story. |
Static |
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46. This is a stereotyped character fed by culture like the evil stepmother, the strict teacher, the mean blonde girl, and so on. |
Stock |
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47. This is a character who may represent someone or a group in real life. For example, Old Major in Animal Farm is Karl Marx. |
Symbolic |
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48. This refers to a character who has contradictory traits; for example, John is an intelligent man but he is dumb when it comes to love. |
Round |
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49. This is the character who is not the same from the beginning and the end. For example, Harry was scared and unsure of himself at the beginning of the story but in the end, he was brave and strong. |
Dynamic |
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50. He is the main character in the story. |
Protagonist |
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50. He is the main character in the story. |
Protagonist |
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51-60. TYPE OF VERB. Read the statements carefully, write T for transitive verbs, IT for intransitive verbs, DT for ditransitive verbs and AD for attributive ditransitive. 51. Marie Tess cried endlessly for three days. |
IT |
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52. Anne Bajo died because of you! |
IT |
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52. Anne Bajo died because of you! |
IT |
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53. After three years of courting her, Dina Macuja finally said no. |
T |
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54. Philip P. Ines gave Lulu Ang his love till nothing was left for himself. |
DT |
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54. Philip P. Ines gave Lulu Ang his love till nothing was left for himself. |
DT |
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55. Ms. Supsup likes it! |
T |
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56. Madam Erna gave Elmo her favorite papaya jam. |
DT |
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57. Kneel before me! |
IT |
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58. Buknoy calls Buknay "Da Lab of Ma Layp." |
AD |
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59. Benny Billang nicknamed Bea Wak Ganda. |
AD |
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59. Benny Billang nicknamed Bea Wak Ganda. |
AD |
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60. Kim Panzi elected Malou Ang the chairman of the new club. |
AD |
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TRANSITIVITY FUNCTION 61. In the evening, Magic Chiongson steamed some okra. What is the process? |
Steamed |
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TRANSITIVITY FUNCTION 62. Mr. Ino Dough-Row and Cassie Elias participated in a contest here. Who are the participants? |
Mr. Ino Dough-Row and Cassie Elias |
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TRANSITIVITY FUNCTION 63. Walk slowly! Participants: |
You (implied) |
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TRANSITIVITY FUNCTION 64. The food was, stowly eaten by the mice. Participants: |
Food and mice |
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TRANSITIVITY FUNCTION 65. People parficipate willingly. Process: |
Participate |
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THEME AND RHEME. 66. Before going home, she decided to break up with him. Theme: |
Before going home |
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THEME AND RHEME 67. Without you, I am lost. Rheme: |
I am lost. |
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THEME AND RHEME 68. Dina Lego showers three times a week. Theme: |
Dina Lego |
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THEME AND RHEME 69. I sincerely believe that miracles happen. Rheme: |
That miracles happen |
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THEME AND RHEME 70. Halina Tayo, who has broken the world record in this race, brought honor to us all. Theme: |
Halina Tayo, who has broken the world record in this race |
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71-80. LINGUISTIC FUNCTION. Identify the linguistic function of the following statements. 71. The office remains open tomorrow. |
Ideational Function |
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72. Periodic sentence postpones the main idea towards the end. |
Textual |
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73. She understands her pain and sorrow. |
Interpersonal |
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74. Nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives are content words. |
Textual |
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75. Based on the results, several students have already mastered grammar. |
Ideational |
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76. A variety of sentence types should be used in a paragraph. |
Textual |
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77. The ideas are arranged deductively. |
Textual |
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77. The ideas are arranged deductively. |
Textual |
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78. Celce-Murcia is a famous author of pedagogical grammar. |
Ideational |
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77. The ideas are arranged deductively. |
Textual |
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78. Celce-Murcia is a famous author of pedagogical grammar. |
Ideational |
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79. We celebrate in jubilation at the success of her project. |
Interpersonal |
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77. The ideas are arranged deductively. |
Textual |
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78. Celce-Murcia is a famous author of pedagogical grammar. |
Ideational |
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79. We celebrate in jubilation at the success of her project. |
Interpersonal |
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80. I feel confused because your words don't match your actions. |
Interpersonal |
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*81. Studying various genres such as prose, acting, and poetry. |
Literary Stylistics |
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*82. How an author's style works or does to operate in the work. |
Evaluative Stylistics |
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*83. How language elements interact to produce meaningful art. |
Interpretive Stylistic |
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*84. The study of how language in use develops meaning, such as parallelism and assonance .Alliteration and rhyme are both used. |
Discourse Stylistics |
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*85. The study of what happens in the mind when it comes into contact with language. |
Cognitive Stylistics |
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*86. Analyzing the frequency of specific components in a text, for example, to assess the validity of a manuscript. |
Corpus Stylistics |
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*87. Commonalities in women's writing, how writing is generated, and how women's writing differs from men's. |
Feminist Stylistics |
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*88. Using computers to analyze a text and establish the writing style of a writer. |
Computational Stylistics |
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*89. It is vague and bland; does not get into details. |
Backdrop Setting |
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*90. From the Latin word prosa. It is a straightforward speech, written in full grammatical sentences. Constitutes paragraph and has no metrical structure. |
Prose |
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*100. Transitivity and ergativity are the two main systems of interpersonal function. |
Ideational function |
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*91. There are 7 elements of a Fiction. The setting, characters, plot and plot devices, conflict, point of view, theme and motif, and mood and tone. True or False? |
True |
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*92. It is the most suspense part of the story. This part is the turning point for the protagonist’s character. |
Climax |
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*93. It is where the conflict is resolved. |
Resolution |
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*94. It is the “eye” or narrative voice used to narrate a story. |
Point of View |
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*95. It is the central idea or message of a literary work about humanity or life. |
Theme |
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*96. It is generated through the use of setting, images, and diction. |
Mood |
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*97. Halliday's theory of systemic functional linguistics is functional and semantic in its orientation, rather than formal and dynamic. This means that Halliday's theory looks at the impact of how we use language. |
Syntactic |
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*98. If the verb takes a direct object, then it is described as transitive. True or False? |
True |
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*99. Halliday see language in terms of four linguistic functions. |
Three |