Matching ​Match Each of the Following Descriptions with the Communication Term

question 113

Multiple Choice

Matching
​Match each of the following descriptions with the communication term that best describes it.
-​message

• A)​Marty wants to text Jean, "I want to give you the job," but his thumbs shift to the left on the last word by accident, so instead he writes, "I want to give you the hiv."
• B)​Marty uses a text message to let Jean know that he wants to give her the job.
• C)​Marty wants to give Jean the job.
• D)​Jean's phone is extremely dirty, so when she receives a text from Marty, she at first cannot read what it says.
• E)In response to Marty's text, Jean texts back, "When you said 'hiv' did you mean 'job?'"
• F)​​Jean receives a text from Marty that says, "I want to give you the hiv." She assumes he meant "job," not "hiv," so she's delighted, because she wanted the job very much.

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Definitions:

Combining Form

In language, a form of a word that is used in combination with another form to make a new word, often used in medical terms.

Suffix

An affix placed after the stem of a word to modify its meaning or create a new word, often indicating a part of speech.

Vowel

A letter of the alphabet representing a speech sound made without significant constriction of the flow of air from the lungs.

Combining Forms

Parts of words (often derived from Greek or Latin) that carry specific meanings and are used in the construction of medical and scientific terminology.