Vocabulário para IELTS (Básico) - Linguagem e Gramática

the shortened form of a word, etc.

forma abreviada de uma palavra ou frase

(grammar) the voice in which the subject is the agent that does the action of the verb

voz ativa

(grammar) a word or phrase that adds more information to another word in sense of time, manner, degree or cause

adverbial

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

apóstrofo

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

usado para determinar se um substantivo é conhecido ou desconhecido

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

verbo auxiliar

(grammar) a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and functions as a unit within a sentence

uma parte de uma frase com sujeito e predicado

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

usado para conectar palavras, frases ou cláusulas em uma frase

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

contração

(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation

determinante

the symbol ! that marks an interjection, which is a word or phrase indicating surprise, anger, excitement, etc.

ponto de exclamação

connected to the rules or the study of grammar

gramatical

(grammar) a verb or verb phrase that expresses an order to do something

verbo imperativo

(phonetics) the rising and falling of the voice when speaking

entonação (fonética)

(grammar) a verb without a direct object

verbo intransitivo

(grammar) a verb that needs a direct object

verbo transitivo

(grammar) any of the grammatical classes that words are categorized into, based on their usage in a sentence

parte do discurso

(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

the symbol . used to mark the end of a sentence or an abbreviation

período

(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

prefixo

(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

sufixo

(grammar) describing a word that indicates that the action of the verb affects the agent performing it

reflexivo

(grammar) referring to a noun, clause or sentence that has come before

relativo

to say the exact sentence or group of words someone else used in a movie, book, etc.

citar

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

nome próprio

(grammar) a noun that refers to an object or a concept of a class but not to a particular one

nome comum

either of the symbols " " or ' ' used before and after a word or words to indicate the beginning and the end of a title or quoted remark, or to mark a jargon

Aspa

(grammar) a noun or noun phrase that is affected by the action of the verb, or is followed by a preposition

objeto

(grammar) a noun that denotes a general quality or an idea, rather than a physical object or real world event

substantivo abstrato

an emphasis given to a particular syllable of a word, part of a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes

sotaque