English Language Arts
Grade 12
45 min
Explore words with new or contested usages
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Is 'selfie' a neologism if the cutoff is the year 2000?
2
'Awful' used to mean 'full of awe.' Now it means 'very bad.' What is this change?
3
Which argument about 'irregardless' is prescriptivist?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Is 'google' (as a verb) a neologism if the cutoff is 1995?
0.Yes
1.No
2.Maybe
3.Unsure
Easy
'Nice' once meant 'silly' or 'ignorant.' Now it means 'pleasant.' This change is called:
0.Pejoration
1.Amelioration
2.Broadening
3.Narrowing
Easy
Argument: 'Ending a sentence with a preposition is incorrect.' This is a _____ view.
0.Prescriptivist
1.Descriptivist
2.Subjective
3.Modern
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