Slang and Idioms Used in the play
This play takes place in rural America in the early part of the 20th
century. the characters are mostly uneducated and the English they speak
is full of slang and idioms which we do not often hear today in Israel.
They also speak with many grammar mistakes. Rewrite the following expressions
to make them grammatically correct:
Make the following adjectives into adverbs:
(p. 185)
"No", she says kind of dull-like:_______________________________
I said a little sharp: ________________________________________
(p. 186)
I sleep sound: ______________________________________________
Often, rather than saying "very" or "awfully" they say "real" or "awful":
Rewrite these sentences:
(p. 189)
She'll feel awful bad - ______________________________________
(p. 190)
Mr. Henderson is awful sarcastic in a speech:____________________________________________________
(p. 192)
She was real upset:_________________________________________
I'm awful glad:_______________________________________________
(p. 193)
I think that's a real nice idea:__________________________________
These sentences are poor English. Rewrite them to make them more
acceptable:
(p. 186)
I dunno:_________________________________________________________
(p. 188)
I don't think a place'd be any cheerfuller for John Wright's being
in it.
_______________________________________________________________
(p. 189)
You coming with me Mrs. Hale?
_______________________________________________________________
This all you was to take in?
_______________________________________________________________
She said they was in the top drawer of this cupboard.
_______________________________________________________________
(p. 190)
I s'pose 'tis.
_______________________________________________________________
(p. 191)
Just pulling out a stitch or two that's not sewed very good.
_______________________________________________________________
(p. 192)
She used ot sing real pretty.
_______________________________________________________________
It's broke.
_______________________________________________________________
(p. 193)
She would 'a' wanted a bird.
_______________________________________________________________
Tell her it ain't.
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