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awywial

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When people ask a question, their voices typically raise in pitch at the last word. The change in pitch is known as (the) _____________.
 
  a. intonation c. frequency modulation
   b. perceptual punctuation d. Victor Borge effect

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What has four wheels and flies? The answer is a garbage truck. This joke is based on a kind of ambiguity known as __________________.
 
  a. unclear subject c. adjective-noun reversal
   b. a garden path sentence d. object ambiguity



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b




awywial

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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