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English 1122 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Memory verse of English

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1 Corinthians 2:2

For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified

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Colonial Period

Saw ____
Guided their lives ____
Leaders ____
Realized ____

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  1. world as God-centered
  2. by the Bible
  3. were ministers
  4. God was in control
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Period of Independence

Saw ____
Guided ____
Leaders ____
Felt that ____

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  1. world as man-centered
  2. by human reasoning
  3. followed the new trend
  4. success and failure were in their own hands
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4
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Vendue means ____

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a public sale

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5
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Creditor means ____

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one to whom a debt is owed

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6
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Veracity means ____

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truthfulness

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7
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Tyranny means ____

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cruel or unjust use of power

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8
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Gaol means ____

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jail

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9
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Industrious means ____

A

hardworking

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10
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Frugal means ____

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tending to avoid unnecessary spending; thrifty

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______, born just three years after Jonathan Edwards, was one of the most influential men of the Period of Independence

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Benjamin Franklin

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Mr. Franklin was a ____, or one who recognizes that there is a God, but professes no form of traditional religion

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deist

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13
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Deism is a ____ religion

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false

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14
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True ____ is based on ____ principles

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virtue; Biblical

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15
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Most of what we know about Mr. Franklin is from his ____ but he is probably best known for ____

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Autobiography; Poor Richard’s Almanac

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16
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Debt will ____ (3)

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  1. take away your freedom
  2. make you fearful
  3. cause you to lie
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17
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Mr. Franklin had a ____ heritage and was friends with some great Godly men like Cotton Mather and George ____

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Biblical; Whitefield

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18
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“the penman of the revolution”

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John Dickinson

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19
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“Speech in the Virginia Convention”

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Patrick Henry

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20
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“The American Hero”

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Nathaniel Niles

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21
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“a flame of fire!”

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James Otis

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22
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Person who wrote “The American Spelling Book”

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Noah Webster

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23
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Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly…”

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Thomas Paine

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24
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Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“These are the times that try men’s souls.”

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Thomas Paine

25
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Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“Life for my country and the cause of freedom, is but a cheap price for a worm to part with…”

A

Nathaniel Niles

26
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“America must be as independent in literature as she is in politics…”

A

Noah Webster

27
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“If the devil ever had an agent, I am that one.”

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Thomas Paine

28
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Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations…”

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Patrick Henry

29
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Four guidelines for persuasive speech

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  1. Use concise wording.
  2. Use short, crisp sentences.
  3. Direct your speech to a specific audience
  4. Use questions and exclamations to arouse and stir the listener
30
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The “blue-backed speller” was another name for ____

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The American Spelling Book

31
Q

In faith and practice, Thomas Paine was a ____

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deist

32
Q

The ____ of the Period of Independence influenced the history of the period.

A

writings

33
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“…Be industrious and free; be frugal and free.”

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Benjamin Franklin

34
Q

Verbs have ____ principal parts

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four

35
Q

From the principal parts, ____ tenses can be formed

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six

36
Q

The progressive form is used in all ____ tenses

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six

37
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The emphatic form is used in only ____ tenses

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two

38
Q

Verbs have ____ moods

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three

39
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Verbs perform ____ functions, indicating whether the subject is acting or being acted upon

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two

40
Q

Transitive verbs have ____ voices

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two

41
Q

What shows continuous action?

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progressive form

42
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What gives emphasis?

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emphatic form

43
Q

What makes a statement or asks a question?

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indicative mood

44
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What states a request or command?

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imperative mood

45
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What expresses a wish, doubt, prayer, or statement contrary to the fact?

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subjunctive mood

46
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What carries action from a doer to a receiver?

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transitive verb

47
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What completes the action or links the subject to the predicate?

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intransitive verb

48
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the subject does the acting

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active voice

49
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the subject is acted upon

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passive voice

50
Q

“Common Sense”, “Crisis papers”, and “The Age of Reason” are works of ____

A

Thomas Paine

51
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“I know not what course other may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

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Patrick Henry

52
Q

Benevolent means ____

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kind

53
Q

We exercise the greatest ____ by faith

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act of wisdom

54
Q

The two kinds of verbs are ____ and ____

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action; linking

55
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The two functions of verbs are ____ and ____

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transitive; intransitive

56
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The two voices of verbs are ____ and ____

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active; passive

57
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Voice tells whether the subject is ____ or ____

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acting; acted upon

58
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Only ____ verbs have voice

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transitive

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