Essays on Copular

1). (i) All assignments have been marked fairly.

Present Tense; Perfect Aspect

(ii) The new management will be in operation after the start of the month.

No Tense; Simple Aspect

(iii) Brad must have been worrying about his exam.

No Tense; Perfect-Progressive Aspect

(iv) Free drinks were offered at the conference dinner.

Past Tense; Simple Aspect

(v) They had unexpectedly arrived in time for the start of the concert.

Past Tense; Perfect Aspect

(vi) These were appalling examples of political corruption

Past Tense; Simple Aspect

2) (i) Present tense; Perfect aspect. I have talked to her about the incident. (ii) Past tense; Simple Aspect.

She went to the class totally unprepared.

(iii) Present tense; Perfect & Progressive aspect.

They have been waiting for the results of the discussion for 2 hours now.

(iv) No Tense; Progressive Aspect

He must be walking to the office right now.

3)(i) Lawrie enjoys a beer before dinner. ...

[Critical Discourse Analysis of Transcript]

Introduction

Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is a branch of etymology that looks to see how and why certain writings influence readers and listeners. Through an examination of the syntax, it means to reveal the 'shrouded philosophies' that can affect a peruser or listener's perspective of the world. Investigators have taken a gander at a wide mixed bag of speech and composed writings – political statements, promoting, standards and regulations – trying to exhibit how message makers use second language (wittingly or not) in a manner that could be ideologically huge. A hefty portion of the apparatuses utilized as a part of CDA ...