Identify the grammatical features and their functions in the provided text about body positivity.

Question 1
1a) The sentence "kids are always listening" is written in the present continuous tense.

1b) The two forms of verb that helped arrive at the answer are:

• The auxiliary verb are (a form of "to be").
• The present participle listening (verb + -ing).

Question 2

• "its" refers back to body positivity.
• "This" refers back to body positivity.

Question 3
3a) The conjunction "or" is a coordinating conjunction.

3b) The usage of "or" in paragraph 3 creates cohesion by presenting alternative descriptions or conditions related to body positivity. It connects different possibilities (e.g., "fat, skinny or anything in between," "unreasonable, unattainable or unhealthy") to build a comprehensive definition of body positivity, showing how various aspects are linked within the same concept.

3c) Two other conjunctions used in paragraph 3 are:

• whether
• that

Question 4
The signposting phrase "on the other hand" in paragraph 4 connects the paragraph to paragraph 3 by indicating a contrast. Paragraph 3 defines "body positivity," while paragraph 4 introduces "body-shaming" as its opposite, using "on the other hand" to signal this shift to a contrasting concept.

Question 5
5a) The two reflexive pronouns in paragraph 5 are:

• themselves
• ourselves

5b) The other type of pronoun in paragraph 5 is a personal pronoun (e.g., "them," "we," "our").

Question 6
6a) The phrases or words that signal sequential listing are:

• Paragraph 6: The first one
• Paragraph 7: The second one
• Paragraph 8: The third way
• Paragraph 9: The fourth way
• Paragraph 10: Fifthly
• Paragraph 11: Lastly

6b) The type of phrase for paragraphs 6, 7, 8, and 9 is a noun phrase.

6c) The two head words are:

• Paragraph 7: one
• Paragraph 9: way

Question 7
The word in the possessive form in paragraph 10 is ourselves.