English Flashcards

1
Q

The ship came of itself bringing the child whose name was

A

Scyld

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2
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Scyld had a son named

A

Beowulf

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3
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A great warrior and king

A

Beowulf

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4
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___________ King of the Danes, a descendant of Scyld

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Hrothgar

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5
Q

A monster that broke into the hall

A

Grendel

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6
Q

Whose uncle of Beowulf and ruled over the geats

A

Hyegelac

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7
Q

______________ are the helping verbs in English that express mood

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Modal auxiliaries

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8
Q

Ten basic modals are

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Can, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and could.

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9
Q

Low certainty

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Perhaps/maybe
May/might/could
Sometimes/occasionally/seldom
Possibly/conceivably

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10
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Moderate certainty

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Likely/probably
Can/ought to/should/would
Usually/frequently/often/regularly
Majority/generally tends to/rarely

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11
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Strong certainty

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Is/will
Can/not/must
Undoubted/definitely/clearly
Always/never

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12
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To give permission

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Can, could, and may

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13
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Used to show that something is PROHIBITED

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Can’t, and musn’t

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14
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Used to express OBLIGATION

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Have and must

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15
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An ABILITY you can do

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Can, could

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16
Q

Giving an ADVICE

A

Should

17
Q

Possibility

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Might, have to, could, can

18
Q

Different degrees of certainty

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Low certainty
Moderate certainty
Strong certainty