Question 2
Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.] Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket. Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears! Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields… [Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.] Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an accident there. Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out. [The little bunnies scamper off.] Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter! Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden! Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns. Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor! Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [ii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
Besides
Come, come
Instead
Likewise