| 1. An __?__ is a word which imitates the sound it represents. Eg. Splash! |
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| 2. A creole is a __?__ that has developed into a native language for a group of speakers |
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| 3. We use the causative when we do not carry out an action __?__, but are responsible for the action being performed. |
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| 4. A word that can have two opposite meanings is called an __?__. Buckle your belt. She buckled at the knees. |
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| 5. __?__ is when a noun or noun phrase is placed next to another that explains it. Eg. Tim Stevenson, a poet, lives in Canada. |
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| 6. An acrostic is a __?__ where the first letter of each line form a word or phrase when read together.
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| 7. A phoneme is the __?__ sound in a language. |
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| 8. A __?__ is an affix added to a word to mean little, small, young, etc. |
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| 9. A prepositional phrase is the combination of a preposition and its __?__. |
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| 10. A clause that modifies a __?__ in a sentence, or a __?__ phrase, is a relative clause. |
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11. __?__ are two words that are identical in spelling and in pronunciation, but entirely different in etymology and meaning.
Eg. Noun: affect Verb: affect |
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| 12. __?__ are words that are spelled differently but sound the same. Eg. Too and two.
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| 13. A __?__ is a variety of a language that is spoken by a group in a particular area or of a social group or class |
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| 14. In writing, letters can be written two ways: in upper case and in __?__ case. Eg. T - t |
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| 15.Ergative verbs are found in sentences where the verb affects the __?__. |
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