LSC1103 Review for Concept Quiz

What is a word's connotation?

• The feeling of a word

• The spelling of a word

• The meaning of a word

• The slang of a word

Match the type of word with the correct example. INFORMAL LANGUAGE

• At 2.00 pm

• Frequently

• Demonstrate

• Hey!

Match the type of word with the correct example. ABSTRACT (vague)

• Demonstrate

• Sometime

• At 2.00 pm tomorrow

• Hey!

Match the type of word with the correct example. FORMAL

• Demonstrate

• Sometime

• At 2.00 pm tomorrow

• Hey!

Match the type of word with the correct example. CONCRETE (specific/precise)

• Demonstrate

• Sometime

• At 2.00 pm tomorrow

• Hey!

In the near future is an example of what kind of language?

• Specific

• Abstract

• Concrete

• Formal

What do conjunctions do?

• They make sentences shorter.

• They make sentences confusing to read.

• They reduce the amount of information in a sentence.

• They combine two sentences into one.

Which of these sentences is true?

• Coordinating conjunctions make one sentence more important than the other.

• All sentences (even simples ones) must have a conjunction.

• "because" is an example of a SUBORDINATING conjunction.

Which conjunction completes the sentence?

__________ I started working here in November, I can't take my vacation until next year.

• Unless

• As

• And

• Since

How can you give your sentences a good flow (or rhythm)?

• By using more formal language.

• By putting a lot of information into each sentence.

• By making sure the sentence had good parallelism

• By using a lot of conjunctions