Vocab. Ch. 3
What vocabulary word from Unit 3 means to pardon or overlook?
condone
A noun or pronoun that renames the subject.
A group of words not containing a subject or a predicate
phrase
Who is Our Father Below?
Satan
What type of Gluttony does the patient's mother struggle with?
What word has synonyms such as looter or pirate?
marauder
Predicate Adjective
In the following sentence, is the underlined prepositional phrase adjectival or adverbial?
Granola bars usually end up in his backpack.
Adverbial
What relationship does Screwtape suggest Wormwood exploit in Letter 3?
his patient and his mother
What happens to Screwtape when his secretary has to take over writing the letters?
He turns into a large centipede.
Complete this sentence with the corrected vocabulary word from Ch. 3:
The general who led the coup ___________ the office of the duly elected president.
usurped
Which word would we use to complete this sentence:
The student did _________ on his test.
Good or well
Well
What are the underlined words in the following sentence an example of?
We walked in between tall buildings.
multiword preposition
Screwtape compares a human being to a set of concentric circles. What does the outermost circle represent?
Fantasy
Why does Screwtape hate the patient's new love interest?
She is a strong Christian.
Name an antonym for the word "irate".
Possible options: calm, composed, cool, unruffled
What type of verb is the underlined word?
Austin is the city of my birth.
linking verb
What word does the underlined phrase modify?
The table in front of the bookshelf is brown.
table
Which two parts of time does Screwtape say God wants us to have our focus?
Present and future
Who takes over writing for Screwtape when he turns into a large centipede?
Toadpipe
The patient's mother struggled with this sin which is also one of our vocabulary words.
gluttony
In the following sentence, the word very is modifying which word?
The merciless waves were looking very fierce.
fierce
In the following sentence, is the underlined prepositional phrase adjectival or adverbial?
The donut with sprinkles was delicious.
Adjectival
Which cause of human laughter does Screwtape say works best for the demons?
Joy, Fun, Joke Proper, or Flippancy
Flippancy
What name does Screwtape give to the idea that when a learned man is presented with any statement from an ancient author, the one question he never asks is if it is true?
The Historical Point of View