PrepTest 83, Section 2, Question 11
Lecturer: If I say, "I tried to get my work done on time," the meanings of my words do not indicate that I didn't get it done on time. But usually you would correctly understand me to be saying that I didn't. After all, if I had gotten my work done on time, I would instead just say, "I got my work done on time." And this example is typical of how conversation works.
Lecturer: If I say, "I tried to get my work done on time," the meanings of my words do not indicate that I didn't get it done on time. But usually you would correctly understand me to be saying that I didn't. After all, if I had gotten my work done on time, I would instead just say, "I got my work done on time." And this example is typical of how conversation works.
Lecturer: If I say, "I tried to get my work done on time," the meanings of my words do not indicate that I didn't get it done on time. But usually you would correctly understand me to be saying that I didn't. After all, if I had gotten my work done on time, I would instead just say, "I got my work done on time." And this example is typical of how conversation works.
Lecturer: If I say, "I tried to get my work done on time," the meanings of my words do not indicate that I didn't get it done on time. But usually you would correctly understand me to be saying that I didn't. After all, if I had gotten my work done on time, I would instead just say, "I got my work done on time." And this example is typical of how conversation works.
The lecturer's statements, if true, most strongly support which one of the following statements?
Understanding what people say often requires more than just understanding the meanings of the words they use.
It is unusual for English words to function in communication in the way that "tried" does.
Understanding what people use a word to mean often requires detecting their nonverbal cues.
Speakers often convey more information in conversation than they intend to convey.
Listeners cannot reasonably be expected to have the knowledge typically required for successful communication.
0 Comments