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22 Cards in this Set
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The ancient literary language of India was |
Sanskrit |
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English belongs to the largest family of languages, called |
Indo-European |
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The language spoken by the mountaineers of West Virginia and Kentucky is |
dialect |
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The abbreviation OE means |
Old English |
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The word analytical originally came from |
Greek |
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English has three main classes of words: |
nouns, modifiers, and verbs |
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A linguist is one who studies |
languages |
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Verbs |
express action |
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Pronouns that point out are called |
demonstrative |
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Adverbs modify |
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs |
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List two words that correlate in English, French, and Latin |
three, seven |
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List three steps English went through before it became the Modern English language. |
Indo-European, Old English, Middle English |
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He first FLEW an airline when he was a child. |
verb |
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Women had few rights in ANCIENT times. |
adjective |
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The book was written by a well-known AUTHOR. |
noun |
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The principal sent for HIM. |
pronoun |
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Bob ran QUICKLY to the top of the stairs. |
adverb |
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She reads her Bible QUITE often. |
adverb |
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The minister delivered a very INSPIRATIONAL sermon. |
adjective |
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God has a PLAN for all His children. |
noun |
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She SANG the hymn beautifully. |
verb |
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He is never late for HIS bible study. |
pronoun |