Question

Questions 11–23: Fill in the blank.

The correct plural of the noun attorney is _______.
The primary stress on one syllable of a word is called the _______.
There are _______ parts of speech.
The first recorded use of the transitive word emulsify was in the year _______.
The three primary types of usage labels are _______, _______, and _______.
The usage label that best describes a word that’s used in casual conversation, in letters to friends, and in informal talks is _______.
At the end of the definition of Athena, we’re told to compare Minerva. The notation compare Minerva is an example of a _______.
The term habeas corpus is now recognized as a component of English. The language of origin of that term is _______.
Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri was a well-known maker of _______.
The Roman writer Virgil was born in the year _______ and died in the year _______.
Queen Elizabeth II of England is the daughter of _______.
The abbreviation PSA stands for _______.
The abbreviation PhD stands for _______.

Answer 1

1-a

2-c

3-b

4-c

5-c

6-a

7-d

8-c

9-d

10-c

11-attorneys

12-accent

13-eight

14-1859

15-temporal, regional, stylistic

16-colloquial

17-cross reference

18-Latin

19-violins

20-70 B.C., 19 B.C.

21-George VI

22-public service announcement

23-Doctor of Philosophy

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. Attorneys. If a word ends in y and it is preceded by a vowel we add -s to the suffix.

2. Highest pitch that it is the loudest syllable in the word.

3. There are 8 parts of the speech that are: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.

4. First Known Use of emulsify was in 1859. This word is used to describe the conversion of two or more liquids into an emulsion (they are combined)

5. the three type of usage labels are temporal, regional, and stylistic that signal that a word or a sense of a word is not part of the characteristic words of English.

6. The stylistic label slang is used with words or senses that are particularly suitable in contexts of informality, that are not limited to a specific region or area, and that are composed typically of shortened forms of other words.

8. The term Habeas corpus has its origin in Latin language. It defends two important rights: the individual freedom and the personal integrity.

9. Giuseppe Guarnieri was a maker of fiddles. His fiddles are powerful, spontaneous and deep.

10. Virgil was born in the year 70 B.C. and died in the year 19 B.C. He wrote the famous poem the Aeneid.

11. Queen Elizabeth II is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. His father became king after his brother King Edward VIII decided to abdicate in 1936

12. the abbreviation PSA stands for an enzyme secreted by the prostate gland

13. the abbreviation PhD stands for a Doctor of Philosophy, also can be used DPhil.