Question
Use the dictionary definition to answer the question.
etcetera (et ‘se tә rә) n.
a Latin word meaning an unspecified number of additional things or persons
unlisted additional items
What diacritical mark is used to show the pronunciation of the e and a in the third and fourth syllables?
(1 point)
Responses
parentheses
parentheses
apostrophe
apostrophe
schwa
schwa
noun
etcetera (et ‘se tә rә) n.
a Latin word meaning an unspecified number of additional things or persons
unlisted additional items
What diacritical mark is used to show the pronunciation of the e and a in the third and fourth syllables?
(1 point)
Responses
parentheses
parentheses
apostrophe
apostrophe
schwa
schwa
noun
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is **schwa**. The schwa is the diacritical mark used to indicate the pronunciation of the unstressed vowels in the third and fourth syllables of the word "etcetera."