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Headway - Advanced - The Last Word (Unit 2)

Here you will find the vocabulary from The Last Word Unit 2 in the Headway Advanced coursebook, such as "contraction", "apostrophe", "proofread", etc.

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Headway - Advanced
preposition

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

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split infinitive

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

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contraction

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

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conjunction

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

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passive voice

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

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rhetorical question

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

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apostrophe

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

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to proofread

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

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subject pronoun

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

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to agree

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

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adverb

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

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auxiliary verb

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

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idiom

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

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double negative

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

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