1) Definition of Descriptive Linguistic a) Is the scientific study of language, meaning that it is a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise study of language. b) Refers to a set of norms or rules governing how a language should or should not be used. c) It conforms to an established set of rules that should be followed in order. d) It deals with the description and analysis of the ways in which language operates and is used by any given group of speakers at any time. 2) Subject/Verb Agreement: will not cause severe communication problems—your meaning will still be understood. a) b) 3) Which language is known as the proper or correct way of the language? a) b) 4) "Don't use an object pronoun for a subject pronoun in a conjoined subject" (Two right answers) a) Taller than me b) Taller than I c) She and me are old friends. d) She and I went to the movies. 5) Levels of descriptive linguistics a) Syntax, descriptive and phonetic b) Semantics, pragmatics and morphology c) Phonetic, Syntax and Semantics d) Speech, Syntax and anthropologic 6) What does psycholinguistics study? a) Study the language-mind relationship. b) Study the language-society relationship. c) Study the language-brain relationship. 7) Which is the orderliness that consider correct to use a specific grammar style created by the native speakers? a) b) 8) Choose the correct rule that corresponds to prescriptive linguistic a) You should split infinitives b) You can end a sentence with a preposition c) Double negatives are ungrammatical d) You can use the passive voice 9) Choose the incorrect question both in prescriptive and descriptive grammar a) Who is going to? b) Where are you going? c) Are you going? d) Who where are you going? 10) Identify two advantages of Descriptive grammar a) creates formal writers and resources. b) Helps language learners understand the applied usage of language and communicate better with native speakers. c) Improves non-native speakers’ pronunciation and helps them sound like native speakers. d) It might keep non-native speakers wondering and confused when they talk with a native speaker

Prescriptive Language Vs Descriptive Language

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