Which term describes the expected sequence of events for a routine or activity, such as how to catch a bus?

• A. Script
• B. Coherence
• C. End-weight
• D. Comment/Rheme

Answer: (A)

A script is the mental template for a routine that outlines the expected order of actions in a familiar situation. For catching a bus, your script would include steps like arriving at the stop, waiting, the bus arriving, boarding, paying or showing a pass, taking a seat or holding on, and exiting at your stop. This organized sequence helps you describe or anticipate what happens next, making communication smoother because listeners expect that order.

Coherence refers to the overall logical connection of ideas in a piece of discourse, not a stored sequence of routine actions. End-weight is about where the more important information appears within a sentence, not about typical event sequences. Comment/Rheme deals with information structure in sentences, not with the anticipated steps of a common activity.