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Example Question #1001 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
That novel is filled with __________ language that reflects the contemporary speech of African Americans at the time the book was written.
Possible Answers:
gregarious
colloquial
evolved
mundane
rudimentary
Correct answer:
colloquial
Explanation:
The sentence describes how the novel being described is filled with a type of language that reflects the speaking patterns of a certain group of people. This means that the answer must be “colloquial.” Colloquial is an adjective that describes conversational or everyday speech in a defined (usually geographically distinct) group. Mundane means boring; rudimentary is opposite in meaning to evolved; gregarious means outgoing.
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