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College ENG Week 1 to 5 Flashcards

1
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Deriving entertainment, enjoyment, or pleasure from what he/she hears.

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Appreciative Listening

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Listening to provide emotional support for the speaker. There is an attempt to understand what the other person is feeling

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Empathic Listening

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This happens when a listener hears the sound, tries to understand it, remembers it, and most importantly acts on it intelligently.

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Active Listening

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It is when one has decided whether to accept or reject what one has told, or decide on the true worth of information mentioned, make a judgment on the claims made, and make decisions.

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Critical Listening

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5
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Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

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Every one of those books is fiction.

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Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I’ve seen.

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Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.

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(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

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Is the news on at five or six?

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Mathematics (is, are) John’s favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea’s favorite subject.

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Mathematics is John’s favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea’s favorite subject.

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Eight dollars (is, are) the price of the movie these days.

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Eight dollars is the price of the movie these days.

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10
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(Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawers?

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Are the tweezers in this drawers?

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11
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Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner’s.

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Your pants are at the cleaner’s.

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12
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There (was, were) fifteen candies in the bag. Now there (is, are) only one left.

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There were fifteen candies in the bag. Now there is only one left.

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13
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The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

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The committee debates these questions carefully.

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14
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The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

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The committee members lead very different lives in private.

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15
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Expresses a state of being

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Linking Verb

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16
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Expresses an action that has a direct object (DO)

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Transitive Verb

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17
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Expresses an action but does not have a direct object (DO)

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Intransitive Verb

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18
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is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb

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Direct Object

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19
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Is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that occurs in addition to a direct object after some verbs and indicates the person or thing that receives what is being given or done

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Indirect Object

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20
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renames or describes the subject and is usually a noun, pronoun, or adjective

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Subject Complement

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renames the direct object or states what it has become

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Object Complement

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22
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Basic Sentence Pattern:

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(S-LV-C) Subject + Linking Verb + Complement
(S-IV) Subject + Intransitive Verb
(S-TV-DO) Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object
(S-TV-DO-OC) Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement
(S-TV-IO-DO) Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object

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23
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The board offered me the job

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The board (Subject)
offered (Transitve verb)
me (Indirect Object)
the job (Direct Object)
S-TV-IO-DO

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24
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Carol is a nurse

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Carol (Subject)
is (Linking Verb)
a nurse (Complement)
S-LV-C

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25
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Noah does not like bitter gourd

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Noah (Subject)
does (Transitive Verb)
not like (Indirect Object)
bitter gourd (Direct Object)
S-TV-IO-DO

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26
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Elizabeth swims

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Elizabeth (Sbject)
swims (Intransitive Verb)
S-IV

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27
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Book convey ideas

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Books (Subject)
convey (Transitive Verb)
ideas (Direct Object)
S-TV-DO

28
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The writer sold his publisher a three-part story

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The writer (Subject)
solds (Transitive Verb)
his publisher (Indirect Object)
a three-part story (Direct Object)
S-TV-IO-DO

29
Q

Samantha called her sister a baby

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Samantha (Subject)
called (Transitive Verb)
her sister (Direct Object)
a baby (Object COmplement
S-TV-DO-OC

30
Q

The king made Gawain a knight

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The king (Subject)
made (Transitive Verb)
Gawain (Direct Object)
a knight (Object Complement)
S-TV-DO-OC

31
Q

The sea is beautiful

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The sea (Subject)
is (Linking Verb)
beautiful (Complement)
S-LV-C

32
Q

The pitcher threw the catcher a curve ball.

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The teacher (Subject)
threw (Transitive Verb)
the catcher (Indirect Object)
a curve ball (Direct Object)
S-TV-IO-DO

33
Q

Moods of Verb

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Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Subjunctive Mood

34
Q
  • used in statements
  • states facts, beliefs, opinions, and asks questions
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Indicative Mood

35
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  • used in commands
  • direct commands, requests, and prohibitions
A

Imperative Mood

36
Q
  • used to express a suggestion, a necessity, or an indirect command/order
  • used to express untrue condition, or possibility, or a wish or desire.
A

Subjunctive Mood

37
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It is important that the report be submitted by 9:00 am on Monday morning.

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Subjunctive Mood

38
Q

If the report is not finished by end of day Friday, we will have to work over there the weekend to meet the Monday morning deadline

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Indicative Mood

39
Q

We could have met the deadline if the tasks had been better delegated.

A

Subjunctive Mood

40
Q

The owner asks that the last person to leave at night, turn off the lights and take out any trash.

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Imperative Mood

41
Q

If you are the last person to leave at night, turn off the lights and take out any trash.

A

Imperative Mood

42
Q

I wish that my favorite neighborhood cafe were still open on Sundays.

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Subjunctive Mood

43
Q

Go to another cafe. There are plenty to choose from in your neighborhood.

A

Imperative Mood

44
Q

How long does it take you to complete your daily workout routine?

A

Indicative Mood

45
Q

God bless you, Karen. You are such a thoughtful, giving person

A

Subjunctive Mood

46
Q

When we went on our annual trips in Alberta, we would always spend an afternoon in downtown Calgary

A

Indicative Mood

47
Q

Simple Tenses

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**Simple Past **or Past Tense
Simple Present or Present Tense
Simple Future or Future Tense

48
Q

happening now

A

Simple Present
or
Present Tense

49
Q

already happened

A

Simple Past
or
Past Tense

50
Q

not already happened ot happened yet. but it will

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Simple Future
or
Future Tense

51
Q

Progressive Tenses

A

Past Progressive
Present Progressive

52
Q

uses was/were

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Past Progressive

53
Q

uses am/is/are

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Present Progressive

54
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Perfect Tenses

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Past Perfect
Present Perfect
Future Perfect

55
Q

uses has/have

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Present Perfect

56
Q

uses had

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Past Perfect

57
Q

uses will have

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Future Perfect

58
Q

As soon as I got home, it started to rain heavily.

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Simple Past
or
Past Tense

59
Q

I will study hard until I pass the test

A

Simple Future
or
Future Tense

60
Q

Next month we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary

A

Simple Future
or
Future Tense

61
Q

I have spoken to her many times

A

Present Perfect

62
Q

In may, she was teaching in a school in Darwin

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Past Progressive

63
Q

You will ________ her again next week. (see)

A

see

64
Q

I am _________ in her neighbour’s pool now. (swim)

A

swimming

65
Q

I will have ____ at least 1000km by the end of the year. (swim)

A

swum

66
Q

Last night, I _____ chicken curry. (cook)

A

cooked

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