peons
Demonstrate your ability to use context clues by reading the following passage and then determining the meaning of the underlined words through the context.
The use of what my very proper Southern grandmother would have called “inappropriate” language has become commonplace, indeed almost (1) ubiquitous, today.
In my grandmother’s time, you could (2) gauge a person’s upbringing by the language he or she used. If my grandmother had visitors stop by while my brother and I were at her house, we knew to be (3) cordial to them. My grandmother expected more than just a (4) modicum of (5) civility. She expected first-class “Sunday best” behavior and speech.
My father occasionally did repair work at my grandmother’s house, and he was known to let out an (6) expletive or two once in a while if something didn’t go right with the repairs. He, as another grown-up, and not just a (7) fledgling, could get away with this.
But if my brother or I were ever caught using an unacceptable word, my grandmother had the ability to (8) beckon us to her side with just one stern look. Using that famous (9) scowl of hers, she had a talent for making my brother and me feel like (10) peons.
Strange, but the other day I felt myself using that exact scowl on my grandson. My grandmother would have been proud.
A. wealthy people B. people in important positions C. people of low social status
C. people of low social status
You might also like to view...
¿Quién es?Listen as someone describes their mother and father. Then answer the questions below. Instructor: Have students listen carefully as you read the following paragraph. En mi familia hay tres personas: mi mamá, mi hermana mayor y yo. Mi mamá se llama Alejandra y mi hermana se llama Mariana. Las dos son muy bonitas. Mi mamá es muy alta y Mariana es baja. Las dos son morenas, con el pelo corto. ¿Quién es baja?
A. Su mamá B. Su hermana C. Su mamá y su hermana D. Ninguna de las dos (Neither of them)
Llena los espacios en blanco con la forma correcta del condicional o del imperfecto de subjuntivo del verbo entre paréntesis.
1. Si ____________ (yo: tener) que ir a la iglesia, no le ____________ (yo: confesar) al cura. 2. Yo ____________ (esconder) el rifle si uno se me ____________ (caer) del cielo. 3. Yo ____________ (mudarse) si los guerrilleros ____________ (vivir) en mi pueblo. 4. Si mi mujer me ____________ (abandonar), yo ____________ (pedir) ayuda de mi suegra. 5. Yo no ____________ (decir) la verdad si los paramilitares me ____________ (entrevistar).
Commercial sites never should be used as reliable sources of information since they are inherently biased
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
My brother and his family _____ supposed to visit us during Christmas vacation
a) is b) are