ENGLISH USAGE

𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 refers to the suggestive meanings of words.

False

Find the word in the following sentence that has a 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 connotation. Mrs. Eliot has called her outspoken son a radical.

radical

Describe the overall mood, atmosphere, or underlying idea of the following excerpts and list the author's words that have connotations that contribute to that mood or idea. He was leaning against the ledge of an open lattice, but not looking out: his face was turned to the interior gloom. The fire had smouldered to ashes; the room was filled with the damp, mild air of the cloudy evening; and so still, that not only the murmur of the beck down Gimmerton was distinguishable, but its ripples and its gurgling over the pebbles, or through the large stones which it could not cover. (Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Chapter 34.)

The excerpt is trying to reveal the melancholia the character feels through his surroundings. "𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵:" "𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮," meaning he feels rejected or unwanted. There is an atmosphere of loneliness. He is there physically, but mentally he is wrapped up in his own thoughts and emotions. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴" "𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘳" "𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨" His believes his life is as its end. His surroundings are so dark and gloomy, as if there is no more happiness in his life. He is facing all his problems alone, and he feels this impenetrable depression that won't leave. "𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳." He feels as though his sadness is so much, that nothing will be able to help him. Overall, his mood is lonely and depressing. The atmosphere is describes as this endless gloom and darkness which is the state of his emotions. The underlying idea being that he feels all is lost and cannot be changed.

Select the level of usage most appropriate for the following situation. A book report written for an English teacher

formal

Select the level of usage most appropriate for the following situation. A speech on disarmament for a regional speech contest

formal

Select the level of usage most appropriate for the following situation. A campaign speech delivered to the student body

general

Select the level of usage most appropriate for the following situation. An oral report delivered to the church's young people's group

general

Find the word in the following sentence that has a negative connotation. My brother says that Helen is slender, but I think she's skinny.

skinny

Find the word in the following sentence that has a 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 connotation. Some historians have found Senator Blithefield to be firm of purpose, but Wilson found him stubborn.

stubborn

Find the word in the following sentence that has a 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 connotation. The young man called his vandalism a boyish prank.

vandalism

04/28/2021

Ꮙ𝖎𝖆 Ꮧ𝖑𝖎

Check all of the impressions our use of spoken English can give about ourselves.

• It can reveal our lack of education. • It can tell whether we are from England or America. • It can tell what region of the United States we are from. • It can tell whether we consider a situation formal or informal.

Check some reasons why Americans have regional dialects.

• economic conditions help to cause various dialects • geographic barriers cause variations • migration patterns from England • influence of other languages

Describe the overall mood, atmosphere, or underlying idea of the following excerpts and list words that have connotations that contribute to that mood or idea. Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds, this day, in the sight of heaven and earth. (Bleak House by Charles Dickens, Chapter 1.)

"𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱" The excerpt is trying to show that there is so much evil, and sin, but the High Court of Chancery is willing to accept those people and help them change. "𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨" The condition has never been so bad as it is right then. Its describing that there is unrest and chaos because of all the wickedness that surrounds them. "𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴" They feel as though they have to get out of it for the sin is too much it is almost unbearable to live in. The mood here is suffocating in the in that surrounds them. The atmosphere of wanting to get out in order to see " the sight of heaven and earth." The underlying idea is that sin is sometimes too much for the church to live in, it is affecting them in a negative way.

Describe the overall mood, atmosphere, or underlying idea of the following excerpts and list four words or phrases that have connotations that contribute to that mood or idea. Skirting the pool she followed the path towards Rainbarrow, occasionally stumbling over twisted furze-roots, tufts of rushes, or oozing lumps of fleshy fungi, which at this season lay scattered about the heath like the rotten liver and lungs of some colossal animal. The moon and stars were closed up by cloud and rain to the degree of extinction. (The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy, Book Fifth, Chapter 7.)

"𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸," She was walking happily towards her destination, excited to be going there. "𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘻𝘦-𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴" Yet she stumbles over roots in the process, she had obstacles in her life that made travel difficult and it was trying to stop her from her joy. "𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪" "𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴" Apparently she is walking in areas which or undesirable, murky, filthy areas before reaching Rainbarrow. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." The rain was so thick and muggy the moon and stars were able to shine. It was endless rain, making the terrain and her journey altogether quite burdensome. The mood in this excerpt is frustration that she has so many things in her way of going to Rainbarrow. The atmosphere is cold and wet. And the underlying idea is the fact that she is determined enough to get through it all, therefore making her happy still.

Select the level of usage most appropriate for the following situation. A letter to a vacationing sister

informal