Language and Linguistics

Which language is the third most-spoken native language in the world?

From which language family did English originate?

Which event significantly influenced Middle English?

What is the study of speech sounds called?

Which part of speech describes nouns?

Which of these words is a pronoun?

What is the term for a group of words that does not contain a subject and a predicate?

Which sentence type contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?

What is the term for creating new words by adding prefixes or suffixes?

Which writing style aims to convince the reader of a particular viewpoint?

Which figure of speech involves a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds called?

What is a regional or social variety of a language called?

In which voice does the subject receive the action?

What punctuation mark connects two independent clauses?

What punctuation mark indicates possession?

What is the natural process of learning a native language called?

Which theory suggests language is learned through imitation and reinforcement?

What is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses?

Which of these is considered a common grammatical error?