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Chapter Exercises


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Question 1
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What is Standard English?
 
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Question 2
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Which of the following is a colloquial word?
 
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Question 3
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Which of the following is a slang term?
 
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Question 4
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Which of the following is a regional word?
 
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Question 5
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Why might you use a colloquial word or a slang term?
 
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Question 6
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What is meant by tone your writing?
 
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Question 7
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What is meant by formal tone your writing?
 
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Question 8
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What is meant by medium tone your writing?
 
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Question 9
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What is meant by formal tone your writing?
 
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Question 10
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What is jargon?
 
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Question 11
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Which of the following is a euphemism?
 
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Question 12
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Which of the following is a general word?
 
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Question 13
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Which of the following is an abstract word?
 
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Question 14
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Which of the following is a concrete word?
 
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Question 15
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What is the denotation of a word?
 
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Question 16
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 17
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 18
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Michael goes, I be seeing you later.
 
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Question 19
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This cat is no different than your last cat.
 
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Question 20
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John dissed his girlfriend cause she was talking to another dude.
 
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