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Discourse Markers Exercise

The document discusses completing sentences with appropriate discourse markers by choosing from options like 'broadly speaking', 'at least', and 'after all'. It provides examples of sentences and potential discourse markers to complete them. The document also includes answers with the chosen discourse markers.

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Discourse Markers Exercise

The document discusses completing sentences with appropriate discourse markers by choosing from options like 'broadly speaking', 'at least', and 'after all'. It provides examples of sentences and potential discourse markers to complete them. The document also includes answers with the chosen discourse markers.

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Discourse markers exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate discourse marker.

1. .....................… nurses are overworked and


underpaid.
In particular
Broadly speaking
Especially
Except for

2. I don’t believe in ghosts. ....................... I


haven’t seen one yet.
I think
At least
In particular
In other words

3. I think he should be acquitted. ..................... he


is too young to know the difference between right
and wrong.
After all
At least
Well
Honestly

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4. The man was sleeping soundly on the river


bank. ..................... a crocodile was creeping
closer.
Despite this
Meanwhile
As a result
By contrast

5. The child didn’t get any medical attention.


—————-, she died soon after.
Despite this
As a result
In this case
In spite of that

6. He has been warned before. …………………., he


shouldn’t have repeated this.
In this case
In spite of this
Instead

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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. As a result, she died soon after.

6. He has been warned before. In this case, he shouldn’t have repeated this.

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