Paper 1 · Communication
Match Set 1 (Functions) with Set 2 (Description) and choose the correct answer:
List I
- Positive attitude function
- Humorous function
- Hedge function
List II
- Expressive speech acts, strengtheners, directives and softeners
- Following utterances, they act as joke or irony markers
- Specifically following signatures
AI-a, II-b, III-c
BI-c, II-b, III-a ✓ Correct
CI-b, II-c, III-a
DI-a, II-c, III-b
Correct answer: (B) I-c, II-b, III-a — The correct match is I-c, II-b, III-a.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-c, II-b, III-a.
★The positive attitude function specifically follows signatures.
★The humorous function acts as joke or irony markers following utterances.
★The hedge function works through strengtheners, directives and softeners.
★So positive attitude pairs with following signatures, humorous with joke markers and hedge with strengtheners and softeners.
★Hence the pairing is I-c, II-b, III-a.
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