Int 6A #5: Co-ordinating conjunctions & More Neologisms

Question 1

The most used alternative pronoun to he when the subject's gender isn't known, is ____.

Accepted Answer

they

Question 2

To ghost someone means to

Accepted Answer

to write a book for someone else, usually a celebrity, end a relationship by cutting off communication online

Question 3

The conjunction "so", as in "She'd gotten a bonus, so she bought everyone drinks," gives _____.

Accepted Answer

the 2nd clause as a result of the 1st, the 1st clause as a reason for the 2nd

Question 4

post-truth refers to ____________.

Accepted Answer

a time in which facts matter less than beliefs and emotions

Question 5

To throw shade means to _________.

Accepted Answer

insult or disrespect someone indirectly

Question 6

Manspreading is _______________

Accepted Answer

a man sitting on the subway so as to block other passengers

Question 7

Affordable, as in affordable health care means medical or hospital treatment ________.

Accepted Answer

which is not too expensive and won't ruin us financially

Question 8

conscious uncoupling is ____________

Accepted Answer

divorce or separation by mutual agreement

Question 9

The conjunction "for", as in "She no longer went out much, for she was old," _____________.

Accepted Answer

gives the 2nd clause as a reason for the the 1st clause

Question 10

The conjunction "yet", as in, "He was handsome, yet she wasn't attracted to him," ____________.

Accepted Answer

is used to emphasize the contrast of the two clauses, says the 2nd clause is true despite the truth of the 1st

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