CEFR B2 Vocabulary - Lesson 25
Here you will learn some English words about grammar, such as "plural", "preposition", "prefix", etc. prepared for B2 learners.
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[noun]
(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something
auxiliary verb
[noun]
a verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense, voice, etc., such as do, have, and be
conjunction
[noun]
(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words
preposition
[noun]
(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects
proper noun
[noun]
(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized
pronoun
[noun]
(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.
prefix
[noun]
(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
suffix
[noun]
(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
active
[adjective]
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action
passive
[adjective]
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
comparative
[adjective]
(grammar) describing adverbs or adjectives that indicate a difference in degree, quality, size, etc.
superlative
[adjective]
(grammar) describing the highest amount or degree of an adjective or adverb
modal
[noun]
(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.
conditional
[adjective]
(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens
past participle
[noun]
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
progressive
[adjective]
(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing
consonant
[noun]
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose
vowel
[noun]
(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose
tag question
[noun]
(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement
punctuation
[noun]
the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning
exclamation point
[noun]
the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.
question mark
[noun]
the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question
comma
[noun]
the mark , used to separate items in a list or indicate a pause in a sentence
to spell
[verb]
to be the letters being put together in the correct order form a particular word
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