Mode describes which aspect of a communicative event?

• A. Field
• B. Tenor
• C. Mode
• D. Pragmatics

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is how mode functions as the way language is realized in a discourse—specifically, the channel and the level of formality or interactivity of the situation. Mode is about whether the text is spoken or written, and how the interaction is expected to unfold, shaping choices in style and structure. This differs from field, which is about what’s happening (the topic or actions), and tenor, which concerns the social relationships between participants. Pragmatics is the broader study of meaning in context, not a specific aspect like mode. So the concept that best fits “how the communicative event is realized” is mode.