CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 17
Here you will learn some English words about language components, such as "infinitive", "gerund", "number", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
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linguistic
[adjective]
related to the science of language, including its structure, usage, and evolution
gerund
[noun]
(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb
number
[noun]
(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to
person
[noun]
(grammar) each of the three classes of pronouns that refers to who is speaking, who is being spoken to, or others that are not present during the conversation
voice
[noun]
(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it
gender
[noun]
(grammar) a class of words indicating whether they are feminine, masculine, or neuter
subjunctive
[adjective]
(grammar) related to verbs that express wishes, possibility, or doubt
dialect
[noun]
the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar
proverb
[noun]
a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice
jargon
[noun]
words, phrases, and expressions used by a specific group or profession, which are incomprehensible to others
euphemism
[noun]
a word or expression that is used instead of a harsh or insulting one in order to be more tactful and polite
to punctuate
[verb]
to use punctuation marks in a text in order to make it more understandable
colon
[noun]
the punctuation mark : used to introduce a quotation, explanation, or list of items
semicolon
[noun]
the punctuation mark ; used to separate the items in a list or to indicate a pause between two main clauses in a compound sentence
hyphen
[noun]
the punctuation mark - used to join two words to form a new one, or to indicate an element is missing (as for instance right- and left-handed), or to show that the remaining letters of a word situated at the end of a line are at the beginning of the next one
particle
[noun]
(grammar) an adverb or preposition that is used with a verb to form a phrasal verb
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