Subtle reference and determiner choices
Objective: Manage generic, specific and contrastive reference across complex discourse.
Explanation
Determiners and substitute expressions indicate whether information is generic, new, known or contrastive.
Examples
- Few, if any, objections were supported by evidence.
- Such information as was available remained incomplete.
Practice
Choose the correct answer.
___ objections were based on independently verified evidence.
Practice
Choose the correct answer.
___ evidence as was available pointed to a different conclusion.
Practice
Choose the correct answer.
Two explanations were proposed; the former was plausible, but ___ lacked supporting data.