Chinese allows only a small number of consonants in the syllable coda, so chinese-speaking learners of english as a second language may delete coda consonants. a. true b. false:

True.

Explanation:

Syllable is described as the component of a system in order to produce a succession of sounds(speech). It involves a nucleus(vowel) which lies in the mid of the syllable while coda implies 'tail or final'' part of the syllable placed after the nucleus and comprises of either one or two consonants.

The given assertion would be categorized as true as since the Chinese permits a compact number of consonants in syllable coda, The Chinese learners can delete coda consonants as they are optional and could be omitted without altering the meaning. Thus, the statement is true.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

usually, a falcon can kill an owl, and horses don't normally eat each other.