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Laboratory â lab, gymnasium â gym, or influenza â flu are examples of what type of word-formation?
affixation
derivation
clipping
blending
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boom
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fairy
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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What is the negative counter-part to synonymy called?
Antonymy
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How many diphthongs are there in English?
8
7
5
6
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Approximately how old is the English language?
900 years old
1,100 years old
1,400 years old
1,800 years old
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Roughly what proportion of the world's population is competent in English?
one in 1000
one in four
one in 100
one in 10
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Name one process of word formation.
compounding, affixation, blending, clipping, acronym formation
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In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
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35
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75
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Which of the following terms refers to the substitution of a more offensive word or phrase for one considered less offensive?
orthophemism
dramatism
euphemism
dysphemism
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What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English?
Go!
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Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
Australia
India
China
The United States
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Now, well, you know, and like are examples of
slang
discourse markers
backchanneling
intensifiers
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baam
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gift
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gift
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banana
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thief
Give points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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banana
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Syntax is the study of the structure of ______.
sentences
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Which of the following is the longest word that appears in a play by William Shakespeare?
sesquipedalian
honorificabilitudinitatibus
incomprehensibleness
disproportionableness
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