IXL | Use the correct foreign expression | 12th grade language arts

Complete the text with the correct foreign expression.

Director Steven Spielberg's film

Saving Private Ryan

has been called a

carte blanche

. Spielberg impressed both critics and audiences with the war film, winning many prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the military's highest civilian decoration.

carte blanche

tour de force

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Complete the text with the correct foreign expression.

The Crusades were a series of wars during the Middle Ages. The First Crusade began in 1095, followed by the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade,

quid pro quo

, until the Ninth—and final—Crusade in the 1270s.

quid pro quo

etc.

key idea

Many words or phrases that are used in English come directly from other languages. The French expression faux pas, for example, refers to a social mistake that is embarrassing or rude. The Latin expression quid pro quo refers to a favor done in return for another favor.

In your writing, you should pay close attention to the meaning of foreign expressions and make sure you are using them correctly.

For instance, nom de plume and nom de guerre look alike and have similar meanings, but you use them differently. A nom de plume is only used to indicate a writer's pen name, but a nom de guerre can be used to refer to any name that disguises an identity.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens's nom de plume was Mark Twain.

While on vacation, the actress checked into the hotel using her usual nom de guerre.

solution

The Latin expression etc., which is an abbreviation for et cetera, means and so on.

The Latin expression quid pro quo refers to a favor done in return for another favor.

The correct answer is etc.

$Confetti$

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