I’m pretty sure that the answer is c
2- if my sister wants to borrow my clothes, she has to ask first
3- If my little brother does not want to go to bed, he starts crying
4- if the DVD makes me laugh, i watch it again
5- if my mother did not like the film, i usually liked it
If the verb that is italicized is will (im guessing since thats the main verb),
it is future tense.
Answer:
There were more or less 100 people at the theater.
In short, we broke up.
I assume he´s not coming.
Explanation:
The Hedges are in bold.
The Gricean Maxims are:
Maxim of Quantity: a contribution should be as informative as necessary for the exchange.
Maxim of quality: do not say what you believe to be false or something of which you lack adequate evidence.
Maxim of relation: provide only relevant information.
Maxim of manner: avoid vagueness and ambiguity, be brief and orderly.
The first two sentences infringe the Maxim of Quantity because the hedges reflect a lack of detail in the information provided, meaning that information necessary for the exchange is missing.
The third sentence infringes the Maxim of quality because an assumption is information based on no evidence.
<span>More than just an actor Christopher Reeves also championed
issues on the environment and human rights.
When he was injured in an equestrian competition, he was left paralyzed
from the next down. Drawing strength
from his wife and family, Reeve chose to live his life. But it wasn’t just that
that made Reeves heroic. He remembered
the other patients who were also undergoing rehab and saw their struggles to be
able live life again and realize that there was something he could do despite
his injury. He devoted his time to lobby
for better research on spinal cord injuries using his status as a celebrity to
work on that goal and through his efforts the Christopher and Dana Reeves
Foundation was established. Thanks to
Reeve’s supervision, spinal research has improved and he continued to speak
before Congress for more funding on improving the treatment and research of
spinal injury. Until their deaths both
Christopher and Dana worked on this and the Foundation has done a lot for
helping patients with spinal injury.</span>