grammer Flashcards
affirmative
an affarmative answer or action means ‘yes’ or show agreement.
Example:Untill now,however,the court has not reconsidered the workplace rules on affirmative action.
contraction
a shorter form of a word or words
Example:’Haven’t’ is a contraction of ‘have not’
proverb
a short well-known statement that gives advice or expresses sth that is generally true.
at all
used in negative statements and questions to emphasize what you are saying
1. They’ve done nothing at all to try and put the problem right.
2. Has the situation improved at all?
snow
snowing
open
opening
visit
visiting
listen
listening
happen
happening
shop
shopping
shopped
throw
(past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown
grow
verb (past tense grew /ɡruː/, past participle grown)
actual
/ˈæktʃuəl/ adjective [only before noun]
used to emphasize that something is real or exact
1.The actual amount of water needed by the crop depends on the weather conditions.
2. I know Germany won, but I can’t tell you the actual score.
actually
(adv)1. spoken used to add new information to what you have just said, to give your opinion, or to start a new conversation
1. 1. I’ve known Barbara for years. Since we were babies, actually.
2.used to emphasize the real or exact truth of a situation, rather than what people may think
2.1. What time are you actually leaving?
taught
the past tense and past participle of teach
written
the past participle of write
shake
verb (past tense shook /ʃʊk/, past participle shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/)
stick
verb (past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/)
multi-
/mʌltaɪ/ prefix
in nouns and adjectives)
more than one; many
multivitamin
/ˌmʌltaɪˈvaɪtəmɪn/
a tablet or medicine containing several vitamins
multitask
/ˌmʌltiˈtæsk/
verb
past simple and p.p.= multitasked
-ing form =multitasking
semi-
/semaɪ/ prefix
(in adjectives and nouns)
half; partly
semicolon
/ˈsemaɪkəʊlən/ (n)
the mark ( ; ) used to separate the parts of a complicated sentence or items in a detailed list, showing a break that is longer than a comma but shorter than a full stop
1.The items are separated by semicolons.
semi-automatic
/ˌsemi ɔːtəˈmætɪk/
adj
*(of a gun) able to load bullets itself, and therefore very quickly, but not able to fire itself
1.a semi-automatic rifle