R-TOEFL 01

"By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes,

we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning."

An example of auxiliary verb is .....

• Will

• Learn

"By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes,

we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning."

An example which has a suffix is .....

• beautiful

• beauty

"By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes,

we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning."

The synonym of 'tiny' is .....

• mini

• huge

"... perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning. ."

The synonym of 'convey' is .....

• emit

• omit

"In English, all these meanings are summed up in the one, crude pronoun 'we'."

The synonym of 'crude' is .....

• raw

• new

"So, the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar?"

The synonym of 'baffled' is .....

• confused

• decided

"... it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event happened, and who did what to whom. "

The synonym of 'deduce' is .....

• conclude

• eliminate

"Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood. "

The synonym of 'circumlocution' is .....

• rotation

• way

"Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, ..."

The synonym of 'innate' is .....

• natural

• inside

"Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, ..."

The synonym of 'innate' is .....

• natural

• inside