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Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
Vocabulary
All of the above
Pronunciation
Spelling
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Is this word a positive connotation or a negative connotation? "Childish"
acting like a child or a young person
Young
Positive
Negative
3
Jargon is...
figurative language
confusing language
language used for specific audiences and topics
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What are double negatives?
A tool that you use in math
Using hate in a sentence
Two positive words in a sentence
Two negative words used in the same sentence
5
Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize:
Another noun or pronoun
A verb
Another verb in the predicate
An adverb
6
Which is an analogy?
Open secret
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
I am a stranger in my own home.
Comparing city functions to a school
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Ms. Glassell walked into the classroom, and she sat down. What is the antecedent for "she"?
down
Ms. Glassell
sat
classroom
8
Jargon is in all of the following sentences EXCEPT
I need a nurse in room 12 stat.
Your objection is overruled.
Slow down the tempo from allegro to lento.
The sun danced across the sky.
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The bully poked the boy's eye, and he laughed. What is the antecedent for "he"?
laughed
eye
bully
boy
10
Complete the analogy: Flamingo is a bird as a grizzly is a
rooster
mammal
hairy
bear
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Complete the analogy. Success:failure:: good: ___
evil
generous
poor
wealth
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Which is a denotation of this word? "House"
Home
Where you return to
A place where people spend their childhood
A building which people live in
13
Complete the following analogy:Home is to Community as___________
ecosystem is to soil
habitat is to ecosystem
earthworm is to algae
earthworm is to habitat
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intensive pronoun
the object of a sentence
a pronoun showing possession
a pronoun used to emphasize
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Which denotation best suits this connotation? "Youthful"
Characteristic of young people, usually well-spirited
Tired, wrinkly, of old age
Having lived or existed for on a short time
Small
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Which connotation best suits this denotation? "Reflecting light, usually clean or polished"
Clean
Unmarked
Bright
Shiny
17
Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in
cadence
pronunciation
vocabulary
accents
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
Scarcely anybody I know has been to Africa.
Scarcely nobody I know has been to Africa.
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What is a denotation?
Two words that mean the same thing
A summary of a paragraph
A definition of a word
The emotional weight of a word
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
Kyle can't never decide what to order at the restaurant.
Kyle can't ever decide what to order at the restaurant.
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Is this word positive connotation or negative connotation? "Scrawny"
Negative
Thin
Skinny
Positive
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Why should you avoid using double negatives?
They effect the clarity of a sentence and create confusion
All of the above
Because two negatives makes a positive
Using double negatives is grammatically wrong
23
Complete the analogy- boy:girl as male:__________
person
girl
female
kid
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Reflexive and Intensive pronouns both end in what?
He or she
I, me, he, she
Self or Selves
Mine, my
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Is this a connotation or a denotation? "Healthy"
Denotation
Connotation
Fit
Lazy
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‘Jargon’ is:
Gobbledygook
The Greek god of lexicographers
Technical language of highly field-specific vocabulary
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Which connotation best suits this denotation? "Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease"
Creepy
Heartwarming
Wicked
Pleasant
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The giraffe stretched his neck up high. What is the antecedent for "his"?
high
neck
stretched
giraffe
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Complete the analogy: Fascinating:interesting:: crucial: ____
strange
same
fun
important
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What is an antecedent?
the pronoun the noun replaces
the noun the pronoun replaces
the verb
an object
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
That won't do you any good.
That won't do you no good.
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What is an analogy?
Words that deviate from the conventional order and meaning
Refers to one thing by mentioning another
Comparison of two things by highlighting similarities
Comparison of two things for the purpose of explanation
