Stance Adverbials Quiz
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What do epistemic adverbials express?

  • The grammatical structure of a sentence
  • The speaker's judgment on the information in a proposition (correct)
  • The speaker's emotional response to a statement
  • The historical context of a proposition

    • What is the main focus of certainty and doubt epistemic adverbials?

  • Emphasizing the importance of the information
  • Indicating the level of certainty or doubt of the speaker (correct)
  • Contrasting different perspectives on the same information
  • Highlighting the emotional impact of the proposition

    • How many areas of meaning do epistemic adverbials have according to the text?

  • Six (correct)
  • Four
  • Three
  • Five

    • What is the purpose of epistemic adverbials?

    <p>To express the speaker's judgment on the information in a proposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what ways do epistemic adverbials express the speaker's judgment?

    <p>Certainty and doubt, actuality and reality, source of knowledge, limitation, perspective, and imprecision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of epistemic adverbials is exemplified by the phrase 'In fact, the company's profits increased'?

    <p>Actuality and reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the epistemic adverbial 'certainly' express the speaker's judgment?

    <p>Conveying a high level of certainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of epistemic adverbials is exemplified by the phrase 'According to experts, climate change is a pressing issue'?

    <p>Source of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the sentence 'Certainly, the sun rises in the east,' what does 'certainly' signify?

    <p>Indicating a high level of certainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of epistemic adverbials?

    <p>To express the speaker's judgment about the information in a proposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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