Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only 1 word
Part 2. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE word
Linguistics believe that early men used many gestures to communicate with one another.
and the only one he had for a
long period of time. Even today we use some sign language; for example, we shake our (2)
to indicate yes or no, we point and we wave.
This, it is thought, was a man's first form of (1) lan quae
the sound
The first spoken words may have been early man's attempt to (3)
made by animals. Then he may have developed sounds of his own. Gradually, man may have
repeated certain sounds so (4) Communicate that they became familiar and understandable to
others. Once spoken language had begun, perhaps man invented new words as he needed them to
to name new objects. In this way we can imagine
himself verbally (5)
express
language growing.
By using words, parents were able to teach them to their children. The children in turn
probably made up new (6)
Each generation, therefore, in the development of language,
it. Language is still growing and changing. Can
were not used by
knew more words than the generation (7)
you think (8)
some words you use today (9)
your parents or grandparents (10)
they were children?
Linguistics believe that early men used many gestures to communicate with one another.
and the only one he had for a
long period of time. Even today we use some sign language; for example, we shake our (2)
to indicate yes or no, we point and we wave.
This, it is thought, was a man's first form of (1) lan quae
the sound
The first spoken words may have been early man's attempt to (3)
made by animals. Then he may have developed sounds of his own. Gradually, man may have
repeated certain sounds so (4) Communicate that they became familiar and understandable to
others. Once spoken language had begun, perhaps man invented new words as he needed them to
to name new objects. In this way we can imagine
himself verbally (5)
express
language growing.
By using words, parents were able to teach them to their children. The children in turn
probably made up new (6)
Each generation, therefore, in the development of language,
it. Language is still growing and changing. Can
were not used by
knew more words than the generation (7)
you think (8)
some words you use today (9)
your parents or grandparents (10)
they were children?