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1st Quarter: English 9 Flashcards

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Anglo-Saxon period

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450-1066

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Reign of King Alfred the great.

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877 - 899

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William the conqueror, conquered England

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1066

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What are the 3 Germanic Tribes?

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Angles
Saxons
Jutes

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  • Settled in Great Britain
  • Founded 7 Kingdoms
  • Root of the name England
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Angles

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  • Middle Age
  • Germany
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Saxons

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  • Powerful
  • Scotland
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Jutes

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Who is King Alfred the Great?

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Only King of England to have this title due to him preventing England from falling to the Danes & promoting education and literacy

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List of important events in the life of English & Anglo-saxon people.

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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→ Oldest surviving Germanic epic and the longest old English poem; likely composed between 700 and 750. This poetry is alliterative; one of its features is the kenning, a metaphorical phrase used in place of a common noun.
→ Oral Lore
→ Only surviving old Epic poem.

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Beowulf

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→ Supernatural powers
→ Hero (Proposes/Presents a hero)
→ Main Character
→ In medias res (“In the middle of things”)

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Epic Poem

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A place of celebration and much merriment

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Heorot

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How many years did Grendel terrorize the mead hall?

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12 years

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Who is the king in Beowulf that could not protect his people because of old age?

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King Hrothgar

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Why did Beowulf let one of Thanes be killed by Grendel first before taking action?

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It was a battle strategy. Beowulf wanted to observe Grendel before taking action.

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Why do you think Beowulf did not use any weapons to fight Grendel?

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Beowulf did not choose to fight with weapons because Grendel did not use any weapons and the fact that Grendel is a demon and weapons may not be effectful.

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In which part of the short clip Beowulf stated his reason for not wearing armour?

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Beowulf stated his reason when he was speaking to the princess/queen.

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What are the different characteristics in Epic Poetry?

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  1. Superhuman strength & Valor
  2. Legendary Hero
  3. Involvement of the Supernatural
  4. Omniscient Narration
  5. Epic Style of writing
  6. Multiple settings
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What is Archaic words?

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Words which are no longer in everyday use but sometimes are still used by some modern writers for specific effects.

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An offensive term that insults someone’s way of life, lack of knowledge or non-belief in tradition.

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Heathen

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Combination of often hyphenated words to form poetic expressions. Used in plays of more familiar words.

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Kennings

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The repetition of initial consonants of words or stressed syllables for poetic effect. It is also known as head rhyme or initial rhyme.

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Alliteration

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→ Composed mid-late 17th century.
→ Type of poem: Kenning

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Caedmon’s Hymn

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Who is the author of Caedmon’s Hymn

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Author is Ven Bede who is a monk at the English Monastery in Northumbria

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What are the different type of Hymns

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True Hymn
Psalms
Spiritual Songs
Chorales
Gospel Hymn

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→ Metaphoric expression that replaces a name or noun.
→ Compound of 2 words.

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Kenning

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27
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What does Winter’s Blanket mean?

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Snow

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28
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What does Bookworm mean?

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Someone who reads a lot

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What does Ship of the night mean?

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The moon

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What does Thanemane mean?

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A member of the aristocratic class

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What does Atheling mean?

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A man of royal blood

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What does Woful mean?

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Grievous

33
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What does Liege Man mean?

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Devoted followers?

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What does Scylidings mean?

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member of the royal family of the Danes and sometimes their people

35
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What does Bide mean?

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to stay

36
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What does Apportion mean?

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To allocate or divide

37
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What does Implacable mean?

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Not capable of being appeased or change

38
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What does Welkin mean?

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Sky, Upper, Atmosphere

39
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What are the orders of Sentence?

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Normal Order
Inverted Word Order

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What is the Normal word order?

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Subject –> Verb

41
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What is the Inverted word order?

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Verb –> Subject

42
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What kind of order of sentence is “Aeriane is currently waiting outside of room 410”?

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Normal word order

43
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What kind of order of sentence is “Maxine just woke up at 5pm”?

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Normal word order

44
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What kind of order of sentence is “Were you able to review for the Filipino exam?”?

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Inverted word order: Asking Questions

45
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What kind of order of sentence is “Never had we heard of that person”?

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Inverted word order: Negative Adverbial Expressions

46
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What kind of order of sentence is “Not only you can sleep after the exam, but you can also take a break.”?

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Inverted word order: Using “Only” and “Not only”

47
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What kind of order of sentence is “Here is where you placed your bag.”?

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Inverted word order: Using Adverb of Place

48
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What kind of order of sentence is “Over the desk are your books”?

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Inverted word order: Using Prepositions

49
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Who and Whoever are (BLANK). They are used as (BLANK) and (BLANK).

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Who and Whoever are nominatives. They are used as subjects and predicate nominatives.

50
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(Who/Whom) is the inspiration of the shepherd?

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Who

51
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(Whoever/Whomever) loves sincerely becomes affectionate.

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Whomever

52
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(Who/Whom) did the man want to be with?

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Who

53
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With (Who/Whom) did he want to be with?

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Whom

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She inspires (Whoever/Whomever) she meets with her art.

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Whomever

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the person or thing (a noun or pronoun) that does the action

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Subject

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a noun that comes after a linking verb and is equal to a subject of a sentence

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Predicate Nominative

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a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb

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Direct Object

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the person or thing affected by the verb

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Object of the verbal

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the noun or pronoun being acted on, referenced, or affected by the preposition in a prepositional phrase.

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Object of the preposition

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A sentence that states a fact

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Declarative (.)

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A sentence that makes a question

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Interrogative (?)

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What is Imperative (./!) ?

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A sentence that expresses a command or request

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Exclamatory (!)

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A sentence that expresses a strong and sudden emotion

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can stand alone, contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought

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Independent Clause

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also contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought

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Dependent Clause

66
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What is a simple sentence?

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Independent Clause

67
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What is a compound sentence?

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Independent Clause + Independent Clause
(contains conjunctions, FANBOYS)

68
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What is a complex sentence?

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  • Independent clause + Dependent clause + Dependent clause
  • Dependent clause + Independent Clause
69
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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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  • Independent clause + Independent clause + Dependent clause
  • Independent Clause + Independent clause + Dependent clause + Dependent clause
70
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What kind of sentence is “I woke up at six o’clock because I had to hit the gym, but I was too tired to get out of bed.” according to form?

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Compound-Complex Sentence

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What kind of sentence is “The boy failed the test because he did not work hard.” according to form?

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Complex Sentence

72
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What kind of sentence is “The teachers of SCT are hardworking and they are able to perform effective learning.” according to form?

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Compound Sentence

73
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What kind of sentence is “The teachers of SCT are hardworking.” according to form?

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Simple Sentence

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