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Discourse Markers Quiz 18 (30 MCQs)

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1. ..... nurses are overworked and underpaid.
2. Writing letters is a more personal way to communicate ..... , I like writing by hand.
3. My parents just moved into a nice house. We love it ..... , it's near my dad's job.
4. A long-established company has lost some good employees recently ..... they found it impossible to balance their working lives with the demands of their family life.
5. Peter decided to pay extra for a flat near the school, ..... having to walk many miles every morning from a cheaper but more distant location.
6. There are a lot of things in the new gift market, ..... , games, toys and flowers.
7. QUAL A IDEIA DO MARCADOR EM DESTAQUE? In small companies, HR Generalists perform all relevant tasks, whereas in larger companies HR professionals could specialize in certain areas, e.g. sourcing and hiring, compensation and benefits, HR operations.
8. One connector is not correct in the context of the sentence, can you identify which? The workers covered the furniture with sheets so as not to / not to / in order not to splash it with paint.
9. A-George seems quite volatile B-Yeah, he's a bomb waiting to go off, (a) (non-literal meaning)
10. ..... your contribution to our organization, you can expect a role that offers considerable variety and a chance to pursue your ambitions with the company both nationwide and internationally.
11. My kids never listen to me ..... , I didn't either at their age so I guess it's normal.
12. The north of the country is industrualised and rich ..... the south is quite poor, with an economy based on agriculture.
13. I stopped writing to her ..... she never answers me!
14. In England, we have short daylight hours in winter andvery long daylight hours in summer, ..... the days are always the same length in Singapore.
15. Laila's mother-in-law was a very difficult woman ..... couldn't help liking her
16. CHOOSE THE CORRECT DISCOURSE MARKER:We must respond to our callers as if they were always right ..... , we must treat them with utmost courtesy.
17. I did a language course ..... improve my English.
18. ..... I had studied hard, I failed the test.
19. That model, Angeline, ..... I think it was Angeline, was there with her boyfriend.
20. That was, what my report uncovered, so (introduce a conclusion) (a)
21. The weather conditions were not good; ..... , all the runners enjoyed themselves immensely.
22. Nobody was badly injured ..... the accident was very serious.
23. Many people think it's dangerous to travel by aeroplane but ..... , it's probably the safest means of transport available.
24. ..... the standard section, in every wave some questions are added to poll the opinions surrounding hot topics.
25. ..... the large number of mistakes in the questionpaper, the students were unable to complete the exam.
26. He may look 30, but he's ..... 45
27. ..... they've been going out for months.
28. We left a drawn ..... avoid the rush hour traffic
29. I like eating fruits ..... apples and bananas.
30. ..... you can't get a real idea of life in Japan unless you can speak the language.
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