Colloquial/Colloquialisms
Quiz for spring assignment
- 1.What is the definition of Colloquial language?
- A.
Formal language used by prestigious people
- B.
Informal language, slang, vernacular, regional dialects
- C.
The language spoken by the earliest settlers of America
- 2.Put a check in the box for each sentence that uses a colloquialism(s).
- A.
Hey dude lets go chill at the crib.
- B.
Where did I place my car keys?
- C.
Did you see the lights on that Christmas Tree?
- D.
I'm goin to the jumpoff up on East Saratoga Street, you down?
- E.
When I came home yesterday, someone's car was parked in my space.
- F.
Whole time, nobody saw you at the armory last night, stop frontin.
- 3.When is it acceptable to use colloquialisms in your writing?
- A.
When writing poetry or writing for a direct audience (small group of similar people)
- B.
When writing to a general audience (large group of different people)
- C.
When writing a business document that will be read by a member of the US government
- 4.The use of colloquialisms will hurt your credibility if used in formal writing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.If you use colloquialisms in personal writing or for a specific audience, then you will make direct connections with the intended reader.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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