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ESOL PRACTICE TEST 6 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What are rhetorical patterns? - ....ANSWER ...-"Rhetorical Patterns" are used to communicate something, usually persuasively. Classification is another type of a "Rhetorical Pattern". Classification is one of the most useful rhetorical patterns. Basically, classification identifies the members of a group or a set according to their individual characteristics. The pronunciation of the "di" in the word "soldier" would be classified as what? ....ANSWER ...-Palatalization. Palatalization is the production of consonants with the front of the tongue drawn up further toward the roof of the hard palate. Words like "soldier", "canyon" and "picture" require the speaker to move the tongue toward the roof of the mouth to produce the correct sound. What does the term "overt prestige" mean in the study of dialects? ....ANSWER ...-The term "overt prestige" refers to speakers that use the widely recognized dialect of the culturally dominant group.The term " covert prestige" refers to speakers using non-standard dialects so as to associate themselves with a particular group. What is generative grammar? - ....ANSWER ...-Explicit grammar. Generative grammar is grammar that defines the grammatical form of a sentence in a language. For example, " Aaron loves Emily". The word direction ( generates) direction. If we turned ....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1