Liste de Mots Niveau B2 - Règles de Grammaire

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abréviation

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

article

a verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense, voice, etc., such as do, have, and be

verbe auxiliaire

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

conjonction

(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects

préposition

(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized

nom propre

(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.

pronom

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

préfixe

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

suffixe

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action

actif

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb

passif

(grammar) describing adverbs or adjectives that indicate a difference in degree, quality, size, etc.

comparatif

(grammar) describing the highest amount or degree of an adjective or adverb

superlatif

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of more than one person or thing

pluriel

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of only one person or thing

singulier

following the standard rules of the grammar properly

grammaticalement correct

(grammar) describing a word that is not formed in the usual way

irrégulier

(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.

modal

(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens

conditionnel

(grammar) describing a completed action or state

passé composé

a form of a verb that "ed", etc. is added to the end of it which is used to form passive or present tenses or adjectives

participe passé

(grammar) describing a verb that indicates an action in progress

continu

(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing

progressif

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

collocation

(grammar) describing nouns and pronouns that indicate ownership

possessif

the way a word is pronounced

prononciation

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose

consonne

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

voyelle

(phonetics) an added force when pronouncing a syllable or word

accent

(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement

question tag, question de tag

the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning

punctuation

the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.

point d'exclamation

the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question

point d’interrogation

the mark , used to separate items in a list or indicate a pause in a sentence

virgule

to be the letters being put together in the correct order form a particular word

épeler

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

double négation