English 1123 Self Test

Timothy Dwight

"Columbia"

Timothy Dwight, John Trumbull, and Joel Barlow were poets known as the _____________________.

"Hartford Wits"

Joel Barlow

"Hasty Pudding"

Philip Freneau

"The Indian Burying Ground"

John Trumbull

"The Progress of Dullness"

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: alga.

1. Alga's 2. Algae 3. Algae's

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: boss.

1. Boss's 2. Bosses 3. Bosses'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: brother-in-law.

1. Brother-in-law's 2. Brothers-in-law 3. Brothers-in-law's

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: creature.

1. Creature's 2. Creatures 3. Creatures'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: donkey.

1. Donkey's 2. Donkeys 3. Donkeys'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: employee.

1. Employee's 2. Employees 3. Employees'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: kangaroo.

1. Kangaroo's 2. Kangaroos 4. Kangaroos'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: mouse.

1. Mouse's 2. Mice 3. Mice's

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: penny.

1. Penny's 2. Pennies 3. Pennies'

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: sheep.

1. Sheep's 2. Sheep 3. Sheep's

Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive for the word: wolf.

1. Wolf's 2. Wolves 3. Wolves'

Kinds of verbs

Action and Linking

Voices of verbs

Active and Passive

Noun of direct address

Addresses someone or something

George Washington, the first U.S. President, was a _________________ in faith and practice.

Christian

The _____________ tells how the U.S. government will be run and is the basis for all U.S. laws.

Constitution

The ________________ was the first legal document to use the name United States of America.

Constitution

The Founding Fathers saw to it that the Constitution recognized ________________ Providence and incorporated _________________ principles.

Divine, Biblical

Appositive

Explains a noun or pronoun that comes before it

Without the influence of ___________________ papers, the Constitution might never have been ratified.

Federalist

The third period of American literature is called the ____________________.

Founding Period

Moods of verbs

Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

The two U.S. Presidents who signed the Constitution were George Washington and ________________________.

James Madison

Object of a Preposition

Last word of a prepositional phrase

Principal parts of verbs

Present, Present participle, Past, Past participle

Forms of verbs

Progressive and Emphatic

Objective Complement

Renames the direct object

Predicate Nominative

Renames the subject

The majority of leaders during this period recognized God as ______________________.

Sovereign

Indirect Object

Tells "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done

Subject

Tells "who" or "what" about the verb

Write the PACE Scripture and reference from memory.

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Functions of verbs

Transitive and Intransitive

Direct Object

answers "Whom?" or "What?" after and action verb

The War for Independence was the _______________ that turned many men's hearts back to God.

crisis

The _________________ amendment states that the government should not interfere with the operations and ministries of a church.

first

The U.S. Constitution has often been called a ________________________.

miracle document

Because of a request made by Benjamin Franklin, both houses of the U.S. Congress are opened with _________________.

prayer

A kind of humor that pokes fun, but is not intended to be hurtful is called _____________________.

satire

The Bill of Rights includes ____________________ amendments describing the fundamental liberties of the American people.

ten

As we __________________ God, our ____________________ increases, and we learn to love Him more and desire more to _______________ with Him.

trust, faith, walk