English Language revision

What is the primary function of phatic communication?

• To convey information

• To express emotions

• To maintain social relationships

• To persuade

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which term describes a word formed from the initials of a phrase?

• Clipping

• Compounding

• Acronym

• Borrowing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Which term refers to the structure of a sentence?

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• Morphology

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is code-switching?

• Changing writing style for different audiences

• Using technical jargon in a specific field

• Translating text from one language to another

• Alternating between languages or dialects in conversation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an example of a colloquialism?

• Therefore

• Gonna

• Slay, girl

• Igneous

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which term describes the literal meaning of a word?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language?

• Phonology

• Lexicon

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Backformation, abbreviation, blending and contraction are examples of what sort of patterning?

• Morphological

• Semantic

• Lexical

• Syntactic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

You are at a lecture on the history of the Crusades.

The lecturer is expressing the _________ function.

• Conative

• Metalinguistic

• Emotive

• Referential

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"I'm literally dying of stress right now."

• Metaphor

• Dysphemism

• Hyperbole

• Lexical ambiguity

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A