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Babblative Adjective Positive Adjective, Noun

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1. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'positive'?

Positive weather Positive attitude Positive metal Positive gravity

2. How is 'babblative' pronounced in American English?

buh-BLAH-tiv BAB-luh-tiv BAB-luh-tave bay-bluh-TIV

3. Which sentence uses 'babblative' correctly?

He is a babblative. The babblative fool rambled for hours. She babblatives too much. I need to babblative my car.

4. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding adverbs and adjectives?

He thought positive about the future. She has a very positive energy. The doctor gave him a positive diagnosis with the flu. Are you positive for the answer?

5. Which word can be used to describe the speech itself, rather than the person?

Babblative Babbler Babbling Babblatively

6. Which word is a common, everyday synonym for 'babblative'?

Talkative Sad Silent Angry

7. Is 'babblative' a common word in modern everyday conversation?

Yes, used daily. No, it is very rare and mostly literary. Only in science. Only in sports.

8. What does it mean if someone is 'babblative'?

They are very quiet. They are prone to babbling. They are angry. They are sad.

9. Where does the suffix '-ative' in 'babblative' come from?

Latin, meaning 'tending to' Greek, meaning 'against' French, meaning 'small' German, meaning 'loud'

10. Which sentence contains an antonym for 'babblative'?

She was hopelessly babblative. He was a reticent man. The crowd grew babblative. She felt babblative.

11. Which word is an antonym for 'positive' when describing an attitude?

Optimistic Certain Negative Constructive

12. Which sentence uses 'positive' correctly to mean 'certainty'?

I am positive for the answer. I am positive I know the answer. I am positive with the answer. I am positive on the answer.

13. What does the phrase 'false positive' mean?

A guaranteed good result A test indicating a condition is present when it is not A negative attitude disguised as optimism A true negative

14. What is the adverb form of 'positive'?

Positivism Positivity Positively Positivate

15. What does it mean if a medical test is 'positive'?

The test was clean The patient is cured The condition is present The test was ruined

16. Which preposition correctly completes: 'The patient tested positive ___ COVID-19.'

with on at for

17. How many syllables does 'babblative' have?

Two Three Four Five

18. What part(s) of speech can the word 'positive' be?

Noun only Adjective only Adjective and Noun Verb and Adjective

19. How is the word 'positive' pronounced in American English?

pah-ZIH-tiv pah-zih-TIV PAHZ-ih-tiv (stress first syllable) PAH-sih-tiv (voiceless s)

20. What part of speech is the word 'babblative'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb