Question

Which of the following are two distinguishing features in the English language that are absent in Spanish?
(1 point
Responses

capital and lowercase letters
capital and lowercase letters

consonants and vowels
consonants and vowels

long and short sounds
long and short sounds

Answer 1

The distinguishing feature that is present in the English language but absent in Spanish is "capital and lowercase letters." While both English and Spanish use the Latin alphabet and have consonants and vowels, the distinction between capital and lowercase letters is a characteristic of English orthography that impacts how writing is formatted. Spanish primarily uses uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns, but does not have the same extensive use of capitalization rules found in English.

Therefore, the correct answer is:
**capital and lowercase letters**.