Mid-test Revision on DA
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Trường Đại học Sài Gòn

1. What is the lexical density of the following
sentences? (1m)
a. He is called a fool.
>2
b. He was tired because he had travelled for a
long time.
>2

2. Analyze the linguistic elements in the
following sentences: (2.5ms)
a. Mary is happy because she gets good marks.
She: Anaphoric personal reference
Because: conjunction
b. Jack grows some flowers. He likes roses.
He: Anaphoric personal reference
Roses: hyponym (flowers: superordinate)

3. Analyze the theme and the rheme in the
following sentences: (2ms)
a. Kathy feels excited today.
Kathy: topical theme
feels excited today: rheme
b. Actually, the novel was boring.
Actually: Textual theme
The novel: topical theme
was boring: rheme

4. Analyze the propositions of the following
sentences: (2.5ms)
a. Mai learns English.
1. LEARNS, MAI, ENGLISH
B. She is a tall girl.
1. IS, SHE, GIRL
2. GIRL, TALL

5.

Write two adjacency pairs including
question-response and order-comply: (2ms)
1. A: What do you like?
B: I like coffee.
2. A: Chase that dog.
B: Yes, sir.

Good luck!