Linking adverbials (Conjuncts) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 |

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[Linking adverbials #2]
FOCUS: Use and position of linking adverbials (conjuncts).
Sort concordances by keyword in the following exercises, unless stated otherwise.

1) Search for "nevertheless", "nonetheless" and "notwithstanding"; which is of the three is most commonly used in the corpus?
nevertheless
nonetheless
notwithstanding

2) Can both "nevertheless" and "nonetheless" be used as a conjunct in final position?
no, only "nevertheless" can be used in final position
no, only "nonetheless" can be used in final position
yes, both can be used in final position

3) Sort concordance by left word and search for "though"; look at the first 10 lines of hits. How many of these show "though" as a conjunct?
0
10
5

4) Sort concordance by right word and search for "though"; look at the first 10 lines of hits. How many of these show "though" as a conjunct?
0
10
5

5) Sort concordance by right word and search for "yet"; look at the first 10 lines of hits. How many of these show "yet" as a conjunct?
0
10
2

6) Sort concordance by left word and search for "yet"; look at the first 5 lines of hits. How many of these show "yet" as a conjunct?
0
3
5

7) Search for "then you" (sort concordance by right word); in which of the following lines has "then" been used as a conjunct?
1
4
5

8) Search for "besides" (sort concordance by keyword); in which of the following lines has "besides" been used as a conjunct?
3
5
7


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