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1. What is the term for two words that have the same sound and spelling, but different meanings?
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2. What is the term for two words that have opposite meanings?
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3. What is the term for the time frame in which a verb takes place?
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4. What kind of word adds contexts of time, place, or manner to a verb?
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5. Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on the meaning of words and word combinations?
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6. Which type of linguistic construction is intermediate between a phrase and a sentence?
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7. What type of main clause is used when asking a question?
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8. Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on how words work grammatically within sentences?
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9. What type of main clause is used when making a statement?
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10. What kind of sentence or pair of sentences cannot logically be true?
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11. What is the term for two words which sound the same but have different meanings?
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12. What type of main clause is used when making a request or demand?
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13. Which of the following is an example of a constructed language?
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14. The word "karaoke" is a portmanteau of the two Japanese words for what?
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What is the term for two words that have the same sound and spelling,...
What is the term for two words that have opposite meanings?
What is the term for the time frame in which a verb takes place?
What kind of word adds contexts of time, place, or manner to a verb?
Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on the meaning of words...
Which type of linguistic construction is intermediate between a phrase...
What type of main clause is used when asking a question?
Which sub-discipline of linguistics focuses on how words work...
What type of main clause is used when making a statement?
What kind of sentence or pair of sentences cannot logically be true?
What is the term for two words which sound the same but have different...
What type of main clause is used when making a request or demand?
Which of the following is an example of a constructed language?
The word "karaoke" is a portmanteau of the two Japanese words for...
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