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Mark those statements below which are correct:
The book I was given yesterday
is an example of the passive voice.
Reading is what I really enjoy
is an example of left-dislocation.
Reading, I really enjoy that
is an example of an inversion.
What I really enjoy is reading
is an example of a wh-cleft.
It’s reading (that) I really enjoy
is an example of an it-cleft.
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Mark those answers which apply to the following sentence.
When I opened the door, I saw a woman wearing a beautiful dress. She was the wife of my new boss.
a woman
: new, indefinite, referential
she
: given, indefinite, non-referential
the wife of my new boss
: new, definite, referential
the door
: given, definite, non-referential
a beautiful dress
: new, indefinite, referential
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Which of the following statements are true?
Sentence topic is equivalent to discourse topic.
New information is always short and referential.
The typical focal position of declarative sentences in English is sentence-final.
Pronouns often encode given information.
Sentences in English only have topics that are new.
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