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Read the text to answer.
A: So, I’ve decided I’m going to go to the bank and ask for a car loan.
B: That sounds like a good idea.
C: Well, you need a car.
B: Right.
A: Anyway, I was wondering if either of you would teach me how to drive.
B: Look, I’m very busy during the week, I'm trying to catch up with my deadline.
C: I’m in the same boat, but there must be a way...
A: What about the weekend? Say, Saturday morning? You both could take turns.
B: Fine with me!
C: Count me in!
The words reproducing pause, hesitation, redundancy, etc
which might or might not be present in abbreviated form
in the dialogue are:
However, we need to think about animals, too ‘…but is now under threat from nature itself.’ ‘Due to exhaustion or stormy weather…’ ‘As a result of all these factors…’
We can infer that the words in bold:
1. They are called discourse markers or linking words, as they help the speaker to manage the conversation and mark when it changes.
2. Discourse markers are words and phrases used in reading to ‘signpost’ discourse.
3. Linking words show us turns, join ideas together, and generally control communication.
4. Discourse markers are referred to more commonly as ‘linking words’ and ‘linking phrases’, or ‘sentence connectors’.
5. They are used more frequently in speech, unless the speech is very formal.
Choose the alternative which contains all the correct affirmatives.
“I once __________________ (see) some polar bears in a zoo. They ___________________ (not look) very happy at all.”
Choose the alternative that completes the sentence correctly.