Formal Language

Question 1. The term ________________ describes     a wide range of common and nonstandard English, including jargon, colloquialisms,     idioms, and slang.
(Points : 1)

Formal   language
Informal language
Jargon
Cliché

Question 2. ________________ is     the specialized or technical language of a specific group or profession     that may not be understood by outsiders. (Points : 1)

Formal   language
Informal language
Jargon
Cliché

Question 3.

The     ______________ is the dictionary definition or description of what the word     represents. (Points : 1)

denotation
synonym
vernacular
connotation

Question 4. Like other languages,     English is not growing and evolving. It is complete and now must be     mastered.
(Points : 1)

True
False

Question 5. When words relate to     ideas or concepts that exist only in your mind and do not represent a     tangible object they are called ___________ words.
(Points : 1)

referent
dialect
vernacular
abstract