Quiz 2-G9

informal expression of a particular group

• Argot

• pidgin

• jargon            

• archaic                      

ancient

• vernacular

• archaic                      

• jargon            

• pidgin             

specialized words of a profession or trade

• vernacular

• jargon

• archaic

• connotation

simple speech from combined languages

• jargon

• semantics

• vernacular

• pidgin

everyday language

• vernacular

• jargon

• argot

• idiom

1    In the ________ of New Englanders, wicked means” very” or extremely.

• argot

• standard

• denotation

• archaic

We often use the __________ form of English when speaking with friends

• archaic

• pidgin

• vernacular

• idiom

   Good writers must understand proper word usage and ________________

• pidgin

• jargon

• standard

• semantics

    Most newspapers follow the grammatical rules of _________ English.

• standard

• pidgin

• jargon

• connotation

  Nasa engineers frequently use complex _________ to explain space exploration.

• jargon

• connotation

• pidgin

• archaic