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I. The sentence "They believe he is a genius" can be formally transformed into "He is believed to be a genius."
II. In the impersonal passive construction "It is said that...", the dummy subject "it" refers back to a specific preceding noun in the text.
III. The "get-passive" is considered more formal than the "be-passive" and is preferred in high-level legal and academic publications.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
I. A genre is a socially recognized communicative event, such as a business letter or a scientific article, with specific structural conventions.
II. A text type refers to internal rhetorical structures, such as narration or description, which may coexist within a single textual genre.
III. The primary difference between genre and type is that types are determined by social function, while genres are defined by linguistic internalities.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
I. An adverb phrase can be modified by another adverb, as in "quite remarkably," where "quite" functions as a pre-modifier.
II. Post-modification in an adverb phrase is extremely rare but can occur with the adverb "enough," as in "well enough."
III. Adverb phrases function exclusively as adjuncts and can never perform the role of a subject complement in an English sentence.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
(__) Substitution involves the replacement of one linguistic item by another, such as using "one" to replace a previously mentioned noun.
(__) Ellipsis can be defined as "substitution by zero," where a clause or part of it is omitted because it is understood from the context.
(__) Lexical cohesion is strictly limited to the repetition of the exact same word throughout a paragraph to maintain thematic unity.
(__) Anaphoric reference occurs when a pronoun refers forward to a noun that will only be introduced in the subsequent chapter of the book.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
I. The focus of ESP is primarily on developing a deep understanding of the target professional field's lexicon and genre conventions.
II. In an instrumental approach, the learner is encouraged to use background knowledge to facilitate the top-down processing of the text.
III. Grammar is taught as an end in itself, requiring students to master all irregular verbs before attempting to read any specialized article.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
(__) Blended learning combines traditional face-to-face classroom methods with online digital materials to create a more flexible learning environment.
(__) Gamification in ELT refers to the use of game design elements in non-game contexts to increase student motivation and engagement.
(__) Synchronous communication in digital learning environments occurs when students and teachers interact at different times using forums or emails.
(__) Digital immigrants are individuals who were born into the digital age and possess an innate ability to master all English-speaking software.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
I. Colligation refers to the grammatical company a word keeps, such as a verb's preference for a specific clause pattern or part of speech.
II. Delexicalized verbs like "take," "make," and "do" function as semantic shells that carry grammatical weight in fixed phrases.
III. Semantic prosody is a neutral linguistic phenomenon that describes how words combine based solely on their phonological properties.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
(__) Scanning is a rapid reading technique used to locate specific details such as dates or names without reading the entire text.
(__) Skimming involves reading the first and last paragraphs and topic sentences to grasp the main idea and overall organization of a text.
(__) Predicting is a strategy that focuses exclusively on identifying the phonological patterns of words before the reader encounters them in the text.
(__) Summarizing requires the reader to translate every single word of the original text into their native language to ensure complete comprehension.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
(__) The use of modal verbs like "could" or "might" serves to indicate the tentative nature of a conclusion rather than a lack of knowledge.
(__) Authors employ hedging to protect their professional reputation by anticipating possible opposition to their theoretical interpretations.
(__) The presence of adverbs such as "presumably" or "likely" indicates a direct observation of facts considered indisputable by the community.
(__) Scientific writing avoids modal distance to ensure that all presented data is perceived as an absolute truth by the reader.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
(__) Negative adverbials such as "seldom" or "under no circumstances" trigger subject-auxiliary inversion when placed in the initial position of a clause.
(__) Focus adverbs should be placed immediately before the constituent they modify to avoid semantic ambiguity in formal registers.
(__) Adverbs of frequency must be positioned before the auxiliary verb "be" in all indicative sentences regardless of the presence of other modals.
(__) Viewpoint adverbs like "theoretically" function exclusively as adjuncts and are strictly prohibited from appearing in the initial sentence position.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
(__) The prefix "un-" can indicate the reversal of an action when attached to verbs, as in "untie" or "unlock."
(__) The suffix "-en" is used to derive verbs from adjectives or nouns, signifying a change of state, as in "shorten" or "strengthen."
(__) Prefixes in English are primarily used to change the grammatical category of the base word, such as turning a noun into an adverb.
(__) The suffix "-ish" is used exclusively to denote nationality and can never be used to express an approximate quality or age.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence: