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  1. 1.What is the semantic difference between 'luxuriant' and 'luxurious'?

    • •They are synonyms; both mean extravagant or opulent
    • •'Luxuriant' is literary; 'luxurious' is colloquial for the same meaning
    • •'Luxuriant' describes people; 'luxurious' describes things
    • •'Luxuriant' means growing abundantly; 'luxurious' means comfortable or expensive

  2. 2.What is the difference between 'enervate' and 'energize'?

    • •'Enervate' means to weaken; 'energize' means to give energy
    • •They have identical meanings but different formality levels
    • •'Enervate' means to provide energy; they are synonyms
    • •'Enervate' means to invigorate; 'energize' means to exhaust

  3. 3.What is the meaning of the prefix 'ante-' in 'antebellum'?

    • •Before
    • •Around
    • •After
    • •Against

  4. 4.Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The data ___ inconclusive.'

    • •was
    • •is
    • •has
    • •were

  5. 5.In formal English, which is the correct form? 'Neither the manager nor the employees ___ satisfied.'

    • •has been
    • •is
    • •was
    • •were

  6. 6.What distinguishes a restrictive relative clause from a non-restrictive one?

    • •They are grammatically identical; the distinction is purely stylistic
    • •Restrictive clauses use 'which'; non-restrictive use 'that'
    • •Restrictive clauses come before the noun; non-restrictive come after
    • •Restrictive clauses identify the referent; non-restrictive add extra information

  7. 7.What is sibilance as a phonological device in poetry?

    • •The deliberate use of rhyme in unexpected positions within a line
    • •The repetition of 's' and 'sh' sounds
    • •The use of long vowel sounds to slow the pace of verse
    • •The repetition of hard consonant sounds (p, b, t, d) for percussive effect

  8. 8.What rhetorical device is used in 'To err is human; to forgive, divine'?

    • •Antithesis
    • •Metonymy
    • •Onomatopoeia
    • •Irony

  9. 9.What is 'free indirect discourse' in narrative technique?

    • •A first-person narrator who never directly states their own thoughts
    • •Stream of consciousness in which the narrator and character are identical
    • •A technique blending a character's voice with the narrator's
    • •Dialogue written without quotation marks to blur speaker identity

  10. 10.What is the semantic difference between 'infamous' and 'famous'?

    • •'Famous' means widely known; 'infamous' means known for something bad
    • •'Infamous' means extremely famous; it is a superlative of 'famous'
    • •'Infamous' is archaic; 'notorious' replaced it for all modern uses
    • •They are synonyms but 'infamous' is typically used in formal contexts