english 1135 self-test
the bible
who wrote, "... then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed up in victory."
secular
nonspiritual
william shakespeare
prolific elizabethan poet and playwright
indefinite
rule 3. a singular or plural ____________ pronoun must agree with its verb.
singular, plural
rule 4. for an indefinite pronoun that can be either _____________ or _____________ the number if the verb is determined by the object of the preposition.
plural
rule 5. a compound subject joined by "and" takes a ________________ verb.
singular
rule 6. a compound subject consisting of two or more singular words joined by "or" or "nor" takes a _______________ verb.
the great bible and the book of common prayer
two prose works that influenced several elizabethan writers
John Knox
led the prostestant reformation in scotland
soliloquy
a speech to oneself
william shakespeare
author of macbeth
populace
common people
admission
confession
dialogue
conversation
deletrious
dangerous
demise
death
culpable
deserving blame
james I
first stuart monarch
blank verse
has no rhyme
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
major event that permitted elizabethan age to blossom
vernacular
native language
john foxe
provided memorable account of protestant persecution under "bloody mary"
singular
rule 1. __________ subjects require singular verbs, and plural subjects require plural verbs.
relative
rule 10. if the subject of a clause is a ___________________ pronoun, the verb must agree with the antecedent of the pronoun.
individuals, group
rule 11. a collective noun takes either a singular or plural verb depending on whether the writer has __________________ or the ___________________ in view.
subject
rule 12. if a predicate nominative and the subject are different in number, the verb always agrees with the _________________.
plural
rule 13. some words, although they appear to be _________________, take singular verbs.
singular, plural
rule 2. the personal pronouns (he, she, it) take ____________ verbs. the personal pronouns (we, you, they) take _______________ verb. I is an exception.
verb
rule 8. a compound subject consisting of both singular and plural words joined by "or" or "nor" takes a verb that agrees in number with the subject nearer the ________________.
subject
rule 9. when a sentence begins with "here" or "there", the verb must agree with the _________________, which follows the verb.
scotland
setting of macbeth
macbeth
shakespearean tragedy
homely
simple
Sir Walter Raleigh
soldier, explorer, courtier, writer
heinous
terrible
sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic
the four temperaments
William Shakespeare
who wrote, "false face must hide what the false heart doth know."
william shakespeare
who wrote, "o death, where is thy sting? o grave, where is thy victory?"
sir walter raleigh
who wrote, "o eloquent, just, and mighty death! thou hast drawn together all the... ambition of man, covered it... with... hic jacet!"
john knox
who wrote, "satan... is never more busy than when we... bend ourselves to prayer."
plural
rule 7. a compound subject consisting of two or more plural words joined by "or" or "nor" takes a ___________________ verb.