Cohesive Devices Quiz 23 (30 MCQs)

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1. What cohesive device can be used to show cause and effect in a sentence?
2. We can't leave the house ..... the rain stops.
3. Which word do we use to return to our topic after a brief detour?
4. The two main Colombian islands, ..... San Andres and Providencia, are much closer to Nicaragua than to Colombia.
5. The cadets were given new uniforms to wear ..... , they received free passes to the match.
6. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; ..... small minds discuss people.
7. Tongue kissing was unknown on a repressed Irish island ..... 1966.
8. I finished my homework ..... watching TV.
9. Different animals have special ways of producing their young ones ..... , mammals give birth to their offspring directly, while birds lay eggs.
10. No estoy de acuerdo con
11. Words or phrases used to connect ideas between different parts of text
12. Dad works very hard for us ..... he can take us to go around the world in the future.
13. ..... Liverpool played badly, they won the game.
14. Read the passage and identify the cohesive device used to connect the ideas in the second and third sentences:'The weather was cold. Nevertheless, they decided to go for a hike.'
15. Choose the correct answer.Things like owning a mansion, driving an expensive car and getting into A-list parties are exalted above old-fashioned values ..... , I do believe that in their day-to-day lives most people still believe in values such as honour, kindness and trust.
16. It was very hot yesterday, ..... , it's very cold today.
17. Choose the correct conjunction:He was tired ..... he stayed up late.
18. Studying medicine and law is very common as [ ..... ] come with very well-paid salaries.
19. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? We stayed inside because it was raining heavily.
20. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; ..... often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
21. He is my father's brother, and he came here to the Philippines in 1980 where he worked as an engineer in a construction company.
22. ..... a hobby, reading is also a great tool for education.
23. ..... Zahir's good looks, Khadijah didn't want him as her boyfriend.
24. Which type of cohesive device is used in this sentence? She is usually cheerful in the morning.
25. I will not invite Mossa to the study-group discussion, because he talks to much ..... , my friends do not know him well.
26. My classmate didn't study for the test, ..... she still passed.
27. We will go to the museum ..... , we'll have lunch.
28. Mother picked up her bag ..... she went straight to her room.
29. Bacolod will hold testing on Friday and Saturday in 14 centers, while the cities of Bago, Talisay, Silay and town of Murcia in Negros Occidental will have it on Sunday and Monday
30. The team completed the project. Their dedication was evident.