MCQs

It refers back to the machine, making it an anaphoric reference.

She comes before Hina, making it a forward reference.

They refers back to the players, so it is anaphoric, not cataphoric.

They refers back to the children, which is an anaphoric reference.

She refers back to the doctor, making it anaphoric.

The pronoun appears before its noun, so it is a cataphoric reference.

He comes before Hassan, creating a cataphoric reference.

They refers back to the findings, an example of anaphoric reference.

He appears before the noun Imran, making it a forward reference.

She appears before Nadia, so the pronoun refers forward, making it cataphoric.

He refers back to Ahmed, so it is an anaphoric reference.

She refers back to Amina, making it an anaphoric reference. The other options are not people who can perform the action.

This is the fundamental distinction between the two types of reference and is frequently tested in NMDCAT and ETEA English sections.

He comes before Bilal, so it is cataphoric.

It refers back to the museum, making it an anaphoric reference.

She appears before Maria, making the reference cataphoric.

In both sentences, the pronouns could reasonably refer to more than one noun, making the references ambiguous.

It is a dummy subject referring forward to the infinitive clause.

This summarizes the previous action rather than referring to a single noun.