Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in ONE word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given.

M linguistics, unlike the linguistic study normally known as “grammar” which sets models and rules for language users to follow, is mostly descriptive, i. e. , it attempts to describe the language people actually use, be it “correct” or not.