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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Language and Grammar
Here you will learn some English words about language and grammar, such as "contraction", "voice", "syllable", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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contraction
[noun]
a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form
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
accent
[noun]
a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker
apostrophe
[noun]
the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers
article
[noun]
(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something
agreement
[noun]
(grammar) the situation where words in a phrase have the same gender, person, or number
number
[noun]
(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to
syllable
[noun]
a word or part of a word, which contains a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants
vowel
[noun]
(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose
consonant
[noun]
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose
voice
[noun]
(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it
auxiliary
[noun]
a verb that accompanies a main verb to show tense, mood, etc., such as do, have, and be
complement
[noun]
(grammar) a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a predication
conjunction
[noun]
(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words
determiner
[noun]
(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation
fluency
[noun]
the quality of being able to speak or write very well and easily in a foreign language
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
idiom
[noun]
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
slang
[noun]
words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.
proverb
[noun]
a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice
interjection
[noun]
(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion
linguistic
[adjective]
related to the science of language, including its structure, usage, and evolution
metaphor
[noun]
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning
progressive
[adjective]
(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing
punctuation
[noun]
the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning
quote
[noun]
a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting
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