A(n) _____ is a complete unit of talk bounded by a speaker's silence.

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An utterance is a complete unit of speech or writing, bounded by a speaker's silence or a writer's punctuation. It is a coherent and complete expression of thought or idea. Therefore, the best choice for this question is option A) utterance. The other options - B) syllable, C) letter, and D) morpheme - do not capture the meaning of a complete unit of talk the way utterance does.

A(n) _____ Is a Complete Unit of Talk Bounded by a Speaker's