English Flashcards
List down the correct order of Adjectives.
- Determiner
- Quantity
- Opinion/Quality
- Size
- Shape
- Age
- Color
- Origin
- Material
- Purpose
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
This helps you identify something specific.
DETERMINER
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Refers to how many (or the amount) of something is.
QUANTITY
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
The appearance or the description of something.
OPINION/QUALITY
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Describes how big or small something is.
SIZE
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Describes the form/outline of a noun.
SHAPE
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Describes how old or young(new) something/someone is. It can use words other than old or new.
AGE
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
The appearance of a noun based from its color. It can help the sentence add more vibrancy and purpose.
COLOR
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Where something/someone comes from.
ORIGIN
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
What something is made out of.
MATERIAL
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Describes its function or what it is used for.
PURPOSE
The subject is doing the action
(Subject + Verb + Object)
ACTIVE VOICE
The subject is the receiver of the action
Object + verb + past participle + by + subject
Most of these kinds of sentences has “by”
PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
She writes a letter.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
He fixed the bike.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The shoe was left by Cinderella.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
Everyone has received a letter.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
She completed her homework before dinner.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The children built a sandcastle on the beach.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The proposal was approved by the manager.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The mouse was chased by the cat.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The house is being painted by Gabe.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
A delicious meal was prepared by the chef.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?
The package was mailed this morning.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
To know whether to use is/was in the passive voice, we need to look at the verb in the active voice. If it’s in the present tense we use “is” but if it’s in the past tense we use “was”.
TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
When will we know when to add “being”?
If the sentence is in present/past continuous tense, we use being.
Active: I am writing an essay
Passive: An essay is being written by me.
Active: I was writing an essay
Passive: An essay was being written by me.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
If we use the sentence “I wrote an essay” which is in simple past tense, we will still need to add the word “being.”
TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE.
If we use the sentence “I wrote an essay” which is in simple past tense, we don’t need to add the word “being.”
Active: I wrote an essay
Passive: An essay was written by me.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
The dog barked at the stranger.
The stranger was barked at by the dog.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
Lila planted flowers in the garden.
Flowers were planted in the garden by Lila.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
He solved the puzzle in record time.
The puzzle was solved in record time by him.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
The teacher explained the concept clearly.
The concept was explained clearly by the teacher.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
We watched a thrilling movie last night.
A thrilling movie was watched by us last night.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
My sister baked a chocolate cake for the party.
A chocolate cake was baked by my sister for the party.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
The athletes trained hard for the competition.
Hard training was done for the competition by the athletes.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
Jorella reads a new book every week.
A new book is read every week by Jorella.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
The boy climbed the tall tree effortlessly.
The tall tree was climbed effortlessly by the boy.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
The artist sketched a beautiful portrait of the landscape.
A beautiful portrait of the landscape was sketched by the artist.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
I am writing an essay.
An essay is being written by me.
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
I wrote an essay.
An essay was written by me.
Who was the author of “The Cask of Amontillado?”
Edgar Allan Poe
He is an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor.
He is also the Father of Short Stories, American Gothic, and Detective Fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe
When and where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
The protagonist. He carefully planned his revenge on Fortunato.
Montresor
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Insulted Montresor, which later on caused his death. He is a wine connoisseur.
Fortunato
Large barrel used for storing wines and liquor.
Cask
To escape secretly.
Absconded
To approach and speak to someone in a bold or forward way.
Accosted
An underground burial site
Catacombs
The skill or expertise on something.
Connoisseurship
Type of torch or flame.
Flambeaux
The act of killing or sacrificing a victim.
Immolation
Not set right.
Unredressed
Exception from punishment.
Impunity
What does “Nemo me impune lacessit.” mean?
No one offends me unpunished/No one insults me without consequence.
What does “In pace requiescat” mean?
Rest in Peace
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Where the story took place and its time.
Setting
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Persona of a human/animal.
Characters
KINDS OF CHARACTERS
The hero of the story, most of the time is the main character.
Protagonist
KINDS OF CHARACTERS
Opposes the protagonist. (Villain)
Antagonist
KINDS OF CHARACTERS
Has little to no impact on the story.
Minor
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
Has character development, changes throughout the story.
Round
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
Does not change at all.
Flat
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Problem of the story.
Conflict
CLASSIFICATION OF CONFLICT
INTERNAL and EXTERNAL
INTERNAL CONFLICT
Man vs Self
EXTERNAL CONFLICT
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
Man vs Fate/Destiny
Man vs Supernatural
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Perspective of the story.
Point of View/POV
POV
In action
1st Person
POV
Not in action
3rd Person
POV
Knows it all
Omniscient
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Moral lesson/Message of the story.
Theme
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Sequence of the story
Plot
STORY LADDER ALL IN ORDER
Exposition
Rising Action
Conflict
Falling Action
Resolution
