Linguistic Precision Challenge Question and Answers

Question 1

Which perspective does this statement belong in? "Harry gazed into my eyes with a strange expression."

Accepted Answer

First person

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Fourth Person

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Second Person

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Third Person

Question 2

What exactly does the term "jargon" mean?

Accepted Answer

A term that only experts in a particular field can understand

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The distinction between expressed and suggested

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A style of poetry with an iambic pentameter beat and 10 lines.

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A term used to endow inanimate objects with human characteristics.

Question 3

Which quote is an example of the one that follows? "The pen is mightier than the sword."

Accepted Answer

Metonymy

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Simile

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Euphemism

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Hyperbole

Question 4

Out of the following, which one demonstrates contraction?

Accepted Answer

Won't

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I will

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Cannot

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Could not

Question 5

Which word is the opposite of "purchase"?

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Sell

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Invest

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Redeem

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Buy

Question 6

Literal language can be seen in a simile.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

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TRUE

Question 7

Which of the following describes a hyperbolic statement? (You are able to select multiple responses.)

Accepted Answer

His brain is smaller than a grain of rice.

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The teachers will be taking industrial action on Thursday.