Multiple choice

We should save our ______ for the street; in the classroom we should use proper grammar.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

  1. style

  2. phrasing

  3. fluency

  4. vernacular

  5. locution

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Vernacular' is a language native to any particular country or region. Therefore it should not be used in the classroom. Thus option (4) is correct.