Ordförråd för IELTS (Grundläggande) - Språk och grammatik

the shortened form of a word, etc.

förkortning, initialism

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

aktiv röst

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

adverb, adverbial

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

apostrof, apostroftecken

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

bestämd artikel, obestämd artikel

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

hjälpverb

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

klasul, sats

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

konjunktion

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

kontraktion, förkortning

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

determinativ, artikel

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

utropstecken, exklamationspunkt

connected to the rules or the study of grammar

grammatisk, grammatik

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

imperativ verb, verb i imperativ

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

intonation

(grammar) a verb without a direct object

intransitivt verb, verb utan direkt objekt

(grammar) a verb that needs a direct object

transitivt verb, verb som behöver ett direkt objekt

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

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

passiv röst

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

punkt, tecken för interpunktion

(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

prefix

(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

suffix, ändelse

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

reflexiv, reflexiva

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

relativ, relativa

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

citat, återge

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

egennamn, proprium

(grammar) a noun that refers to an object or a concept in a category but not to a specific one

gemensamt substantiv, allmänt substantiv

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

citattecken, ansertecken

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

objekt, komplement

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

abstrakt substantiv, abstrakt namn

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

accent, betoning