Activity 5A

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Across
  1. 2. words and phrases used in conversation or informal writing.
  2. 3. a group of words with a meaning different from the meanings of the individual words.
  3. 5. a word or expression with the same or nearly the same meaning as another.
  4. 6. a verb combined with an adverb or preposition (or both) to create a new meaning.
  5. 7. the style of written or spoken language appropriate for a situation (formal, informal, neutral).
Down
  1. 1. a frequent combination of words in a language.
  2. 4. a word or phrase used figuratively rather than literally.
  3. 5. very informal words and expressions used by particular groups of people.