Livro Headway - Avançado - A Última Palavra (Unidade 2)

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

preposição

a construction in which an adverb or adverbial phrase is placed between the particle "to" and the base form of a verb

infinitivo dividido, infinitivo separado

a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form

contração, abreviação

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

conjunção

(in grammar) the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, rather than performing it

voz passiva

a question that is not meant to be answered, but is instead used to make a point or to create emphasis or effect

pergunta retórica, questão retórica

the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers

apóstrofo, sinal de apóstrofo

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

revisar, corrigir

a type of pronoun that replaces a noun as the subject of a sentence

pronome sujeito, pronomes sujeitos

(grammar) to have the same grammatical number, gender, case or person

concordar, coincidir

a word that gives more information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb

advérbio

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

verbo auxiliar

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

idioma, expressão idiomática

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

dupla negação, negação dupla