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Discourse markers exercise

April 4, 2015 - C1pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate discourse marker.

Progress 0 of 6 answered
1............... nurses are overworked and underpaid.
Wrong!
2I don’t believe in ghosts. ............... I haven’t seen one yet.
Wrong!
3I think he should be acquitted. ............... he is too young to know the difference between right and wrong.
Wrong!
4The man was sleeping soundly on the river bank. ............... a crocodile was creeping closer.
Wrong!
5The child didn’t get any medical attention. —————-, she died soon after.
Wrong!
6He has been warned before. ..............., he shouldn’t have repeated this.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/6

Answers

  1. Broadly speaking nurses are overworked and underpaid.
  2. I don’t believe in ghosts. At least I haven’t seen one yet.
  3. I think he should be acquitted. After all he is too young to know the difference between right and wrong.
  4. The man was sleeping soundly on the river bank. Meanwhile a crocodile was creeping closer.
  5. The child didn’t get any medical attention. —————-, she died soon after. As a result
  6. He has been warned before. In this case, he shouldn’t have repeated this.
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