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English Flashcards

1
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Modal verbs used to show that something is prohibited or not allowed

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Prohibition

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These are special verbs that behave irregularly in English. They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety of communicative functions.

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Modals

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3
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Modal verbs used to ask for or give permission

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Permission

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4
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It is a prohibition verb that usually gives the idea of something that is against the rules.

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Can’t

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5
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It is a prohibition verb that usually means that it is the speaker who is setting the rule.

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Mustn’t

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6
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Used to express obligation.

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obligation

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7
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I ____ work on Saturday.

have to, must

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have to

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8
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You ______ to wear a tie to go to that restaurant but it would be nice.

(don’t have, didn’t have)

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don’t have

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9
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At the end of every sentence not signaled by a question or intonation pattern as a question or exclamation.

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Period (.)

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10
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What punctuation mark should be used?

Dr Reyes

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Dr. Reyes

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11
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At the end of any sentence that signals a question

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Question Mark (?)

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12
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What punctuation mark should be used?

Are you leaving

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Are you leaving?

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13
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Used after heavily stressed, often high-pitched, short sentences, commands, phrases, or single words or interjections that convey intense feeling.

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Exclamation Point (!)

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14
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What punctuation mark should be used?

Yay

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Yay!

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15
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Between two clauses when no conjunction is present

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Semi-colon ( ; )

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16
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What punctuation mark should be used?

He complained that he had to work late and early today he is exhausted.

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He complained that he had to work late and early today; he is exhausted.

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17
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To set off certain language units from the rest of

the sentence

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Comma ( , )

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18
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What punctuation mark should be used?

Nevertheless you are right.

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Nevertheless, you are right.

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19
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Indicates matter that is taken verbatim

from some source spoken or written

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Quotation Marks ( “ ” )

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20
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What punctuation mark should be used?

He said, I like you.

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He said, “I like you.”

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21
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Is a communicative style among intimate
members of the family or close friends that
do not need a complete language with clear
articulation.

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Intimate

22
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Is a style of sharing information typically
used in personal conversations with friends
or family.

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Informal or Casual

23
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  • Used in semi-formal communication
  • Happens in two-way participation
  • Most operational among other styles
  • Speaker does not usually plan what he
    wants to say
  • Sentences tend to be shorter and
    spontaneous
    Example:
    Regular conversations at school, companies, group discussions, etc.
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Consultative

24
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Meant to share information that is bound

by professional rules and standards.

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Formal

25
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  • Most formal, usually used in respectful situations
    or formal ceremonies.
  • Does not require any feedback from the audience.
  • Usually lengthy sentences with proper
    grammar and wide vocabulary.
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Frozen

26
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What type of dialogue is this?

L: I love you so much, dear.
D: And I, you.

A

Intimate

27
Q

What type of dialogue is this?

F: Wassup fellas?
O: Nothing much, homie.

A

Casual/Informal

28
Q

What type of dialogue is this?

P: How are you feeling these days?
Q: I’ve had headaches and coughs these days, Dr. Reyes.

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Consultative

29
Q

What type of dialogue is this?

K: Why should we hire you?
E: Honestly, I possess all the skills and experience that you’re looking for. … It’s not just my background in the past projects, but also my people skills, which will be applicable in this position. On the other hand, I am a self-motivated person and I try to exceed my superior’s expectations with high-quality work.

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Formal

30
Q

What type of dialogue is this?

Presidential Speech

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Frozen

31
Q

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group
and are difficult for others to understand.

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jargon

32
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Abbreviation:

HMU

A

Hit me up

33
Q

Abbreviation:

SMH

A

Shaking my head

34
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Abbreviation:

NGL

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Not gonna lie

35
Q

A long verse narrative that describes the quest and adventures of an epic hero.

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epic poetry

36
Q

What are the elements of an Anglo-Saxon epic poem?

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  1. It has a plot that centers on an epic hero.
  2. It has a plot that involves impossible human feats.
  3. It contains archetypes and vast settings.
  4. It is highly stylized.
  5. It uses literary devices.
37
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Who is the only recorded first owner of “The Battle of Beowulf” manuscript?

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Laurence Nowell

38
Q

Who is the warrior who defeated the monster and saved Heorot.

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Beowulf

39
Q

The Battle with Grendel took place in ________

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Heorot, King Hrothgar’s palace

40
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Who is the monster that Beowulf defeated?

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Grendel

41
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It is based on the word ‘if’. There are always two parts of a conditional sentence – first
part begins with ‘if’ to describe a possible situation (hypothesis/antecedent), and the second part describes
the consequence (conclusion/action).

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conditional sentence

42
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This is used to express a real or probable situation in the future.

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First Conditional / “REAL”

43
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This is used to talk about an improbable or hypothetical situation and its consequence.

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Second Conditional / “UNREAL”

44
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This is used to show a past action that did not happen and its imaginary result in the past

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Third Conditional / “PAST”

45
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First Conditional / “REAL” form?

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Form: simple present + simple future

46
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Second Conditional / “UNREAL” form?

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Form: simple past + would/wouldn’t + base form of the verb

47
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Third Conditional / “PAST” form?

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Form: past perfect + would have + past participle

48
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If I ate twenty hamburgers, my stomach would explode.

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Second Conditional / “UNREAL”

49
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If I have enough strawberries, I will bake a strawberry cake for you.

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First Conditional / “REAL”

50
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If I had gone to the beach, I would have made sandcastles.

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Third Conditional / “PAST”

51
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A set of statements, one of which is the conclusion, and the others are the premises.

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Argument

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