Excercise 34-Võ H NG Qu NH Nhi [PDF]

Zitiervorschau

Name : Võ Hồng Quỳnh Nhi Code: 1922202010758 Exercise 34: 1. “ I am sorry I cannot find your book right now.” The utterance presupposes that you have a book and you have lent it to me. 2. “ On the occasion of my friend’s birthday, I intend to buy her a new vase.” The utterance presupposes that I have a friend, soon comes her birthday and she has had a vase. 3. “ The exam is not so difficult.” The utterance presupposes that there is an exam. 4. “ She is not happy about the chemistry course she’s taking.” The utterance presupposes that she is taking a chemistry course. 5. “ We haven’t heard anything from Barbara.” The utterance presupposes we knew who Barbara is. 6. “ They were rich.” The utterance presupposes that the hearer already knows who they are. 7. “ Can you stop playing with your cat?” The utterance presupposes that you have a cat and you are playing with your cat. 8. “ She was not aware that her son had an accident” The utterance presupposes that she had a son and her son had an accident. 9. “ The explosion was so loud that it could be heard from miles away.” The utterance presupposes that there was an explosion which could be heard from miles away.

10. “ I wish I had not booked the tickets.” The utterance presupposes that I booked the tickets. 11. “ Tom might find the chocolate cake in the kitchen.” The utterance presupposes that there is a chocolate cake in the kitchen. 12. “ You will be amzed when you see the view.” The utterance presupposes that you see the view. 13. “ I am so sorry, I am in a hurry and I can’t answer your question right now.” The utterance presupposes that you have asked me a question. 14. “ She was not aware that it would hurt her so much.” The utterance presupposes that it would hurt her so much. 16 “ Could you drive me to the airport?” The utterance presupposes that I needed to go to the airport. 17. “ It took us two days to come back from Hanoi by train.” The utterance presupposes that we once went to Hanoi. 18. “ It is going to rain for a long time.” The utterance presupposes that it is raining now or it has been raining. 19. “ I am going to have a final examination in Semantics.” The utterance presupposes that I have not had a final examination in Semantics yet. 20. “ We are going to be teachers of English.” The utterance presupposes that we have not been teachers of English yet. 21. “ I think I will pass the exam.” The utterance presupposes that there was an exam, and I have taken it. 22. “ I hope to have a good result for this exam.”

The utterance presupposes that there will be an exam soon, and I am going to take it. 23. “ But before your encouragement, we would have given up.” The utterance presupposes that you encouraged us. 24. “ I got an excellent mark for my essay last time.” The utterance presupposes that I tried to write an essay. 25. “ I missed my class on Monday because I overslept.” The utterance presupposes that I had a class on Monday. 26. “ My sister is going to graduate from university.” The utterance presupposes that I have a sister, and she has not graduated from university yet. 27. “ I’ve got a good mark for the exam in American Literature.” The utterance presupposes that there was an exam in American Literature, and I have taken it. 28. “ I am going to have a new grammar book.” The utterance presupposes that I had a new grammar book. 29. “When did you give up teaching?” The utterance presupposes that you gave up teaching. 30. “ When did you stop beating your wife?” The utterance presupposes that you stopped beating your wife. 31. “Fred continued/didn’t continue speaking.” The utterance presupposes that Fred was speaking before. 32. “ I cleaned/didn’t clean the room.” The utterance presupposes that the room was dirty.

33. “ He killed/ didn’t kill the bird.” The utterance presupposes that the bird was dead. 34. “ What was John worried about?” The utterance presupposes that John was worried. 35. “ Bill drank another glass of beer?” The utterance presupposes that Bill had drunk many glass of beer.” 36. “ Could you lend me the novel when you finish it?” The utterance presupposes that you have not finished the novel yet. 37. “ I can’t guess when the rain stops?” The utterance presupposes that it is raining now. 38. “ Please take me to the circus again.” The utterance presupposes that you has been to the circus before. 39. “ He pretended to be pleased with the gift.” The utterance presupposes that he was not pleased with the gift. 40. “ If only you had taken his offer.” The utterance presupposes that you did not take his offer.