Grammar test 7

Question 1

What type of dictionary deals with particular ages of language?

Answer 1

specialized

Question 2

What is the term for a dictionary that is not cut down from a larger work?

Answer 2

unabridged

Question 3

What punctuation indicates that both variant spellings are acceptable?

Answer 3

“or” comma

Question 4

What symbol denotes a short vowel sound?

Answer 4

breve (“)

Question 5

What symbol denotes a long vowel sound?

Answer 5

macron (-)

Question 6

What symbol indicates a broad vowel sound?

Answer 6

dieresis

Question 7

What is the name of the ‘uh’ sound in phonetics?

Answer 7

schwa

Question 8

What abbreviation is used in dictionaries for transitive verbs?

Answer 8

trans, verb

Question 9

What term describes a change in the form of an entry word that indicates different grammatical relationships?

Answer 9

inflected

Question 10

What are the principal parts of a verb?

Answer 10

present, past, past participle, present participle

Question 11

What term refers to restrictive labels in dictionaries?

Answer 11

field

Question 12

What is a cross-reference indicated by in dictionaries?

Answer 12

small caps or bold

Question 13

What term describes an expression whose meaning cannot be directly derived?

Answer 13

idiom

Question 14

What type of entry refers to words formed from the entry word plus a suffix?

Answer 14

run-on entry

Question 15

What is the term for similar words in a dictionary?

Answer 15

synonyms

Question 16

What type of information is provided in encyclopedic entries?

Answer 16

background mostly

Question 17

What are the three categories of usage labels in dictionaries?

Answer 17

standard formal, standard informal, nonstandard (substandard)

Question 18

What term describes everyday speech?

Answer 18

colloquial

Question 19

What should you assume about words with no usage label?

Answer 19

standard

Question 20

What are common errors such as grammar, misspelling, and mispronunciation called?

Answer 20

illiteracies

Question 21

What term describes language that is not used in formal writing?

Answer 21

dialectal

Question 22

What term refers to words that are outdated and used barely?

Answer 22

archaic

Question 23

What term is used for words that are never used?

Answer 23

obsolete

Question 24

When should foreign words be used in writing?

Answer 24

with good judgment

Question 25

What type of words should not be used in prose?

Answer 25

poetic words

Question 26

What type of language may become part of permanent language?

Answer 26

slang