Praxis II-5047 Vocabulary 1- Questions and Answers
Apostraphe A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses a person who is
dead or not physically present
Aside A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Apositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun
Aphorism A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Back-formation Creation of a new word by removing an affix from an old word
Blends new words formed by combining parts of other words (motel from motor and
hotel)
clipped form shortened form such as phone for telephone, TV for television and dorm for
dormitory
Complex sentence A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent
clause
Apostraphe A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses a person who is
dead or not physically present
Aside A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Apositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun
Aphorism A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Back-formation Creation of a new word by removing an affix from an old word
Blends new words formed by combining parts of other words (motel from motor and
hotel)
clipped form shortened form such as phone for telephone, TV for television and dorm for
dormitory
Complex sentence A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent
clause
