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HSC - English 2nd PaperBoard Exam Grammar11. Antonym or Synonym

The process of globalization obviously requires a common language for international communication. For many different reasons. English has achieved the prestige of being that language. As a result, it has crossed national borders to reach people who speak other languages. It is no longer the unique possession of British or American people, but a language that belongs to the world’s people. In fact, bilingual and multilingual users of English far outnumber its monolingual native speakers. This phenomenon has led to a bewildering variety of English around The world. As more and more people speak English, more and more varieties have emerged which are strongly influenced by the pronunciation, grammar and idioms of the respective mother Fondues, World English has now moved away from the control of the native speakers. However, the question of British or American English is not so important now. Today’s slogan is mutual intelligibility among users of the language. (a) obviously (synonym): (b) prestige (synonym): (c) national (synonym): (d) unique (antonym); (e) native (antonym): (f) variety (synonym): (g) emerge (antonym): (h) control (antonym): (i) important (synonym): (j) intelligibility (antonym).

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