Identifying Themes

The theme of The old woman who wanted the stamps is still waiting. is:
1. The old woman who wanted the stamps
2. The old woman
3. the stamps
The theme of Waiting for the bus in winter, is not much fun. is:
1. Waiting for the bus in winter
2. Waiting for the bus
3. Waiting for the bus in winter is
The topical theme of While I was waiting for the bus, it started to rain. is:
1. While I was waiting for the bus
2. While
3. While I was waiting
The theme of It is difficult to imagine a worse outcome. is:
1. It
2. It is difficult to imagine
3. It is difficult
The interpersonal theme of Incidentally, that's not the problem. is:
1. Incidentally
2. Incidentally, that
3. Incidentally, that's not
In I called by but you were out. the rheme in the first clause is:
1. linked by a coordinating conjunction
2. linked by a subordinating conjunction
3. you
In I spoke to the man who seemed to be in charge. the relative pronoun is:
1. the topical theme of the second clause
2. the rheme of the first clause
3. part of the theme of the first clause
In That was the moment when I realised the problem. the theme of the second clause is linked to the rheme of the first by:
1. a relative adverb
2. a conjunction
3. the verb realise
In She married him and it astonished everyone. the pronoun it:
1. refers to the rheme of the first clause
2. refers to the theme of the first clause
3. refers to the verb in the first clause
In I threw my computer out of the third-floor window. An action which I later regretted. The theme of the second sentence is:
1. An action
2. I
3. later

Identifying Themes

Multiple-choice exercise