TKT Flashcards

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a noun that is made up of two or more different words, for example, “cake shop”, “French fries”, “high-flyer”, or “schoolteacher”

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compound noun

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in grammar, the infinitive form of a verb without the word “to”

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bare infinitive

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in grammar, a clause that cannot form a sentence on its own but can be joined to a main clause to form a sentence

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subordinate clause

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4
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a word ending in “-ing” that is made from a verb and used like a noun

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gerund

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5
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the form of a verb, usually made by adding -ed, used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect

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past participle

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part of a sentence that cannot exist independently and describes a noun that comes before it in the main part of the sentence

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relative clause

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a pronoun such as which, who, or that, used to begin a relative clause

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relative pronoun

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the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb

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subject

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in grammar, a phrase used to mean the words ‘a’ or ‘an’

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indefinite article

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10
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*

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*

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a short form of a word or combination of words that is often used instead of the full form in spoken English

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contraction

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12
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the main meaning of a word, not including the feelings or ideas that people may connect with the word

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denotation

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13
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обозначение

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denotation

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14
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имя собственное

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proper noun

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15
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the name of a particular person, place, or object that is spelled with a capital letter

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proper noun

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In grammar, a possessive word or form of a word shows who or what something belongs to. For example the words ‘mine’ and ‘yours’ are possessive pronouns.

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possessive

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притяжательный (в грамматике)

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possessive

18
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relating to the ability to understand language, rather than produce it

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receptive

19
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intended to support students’ learning by making them try different or more difficult things in addition to their basic work

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extension

20
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the process of adding an affix (= a letter or group of letters with a particular meaning added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word), or a letter or group of letters that are added like this

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affixation

21
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a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, or a different spelling and meaning

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homophone

22
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a word that sounds the same or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning

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homonym

23
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the use of different teaching materials and methods within the same lesson to suit the abilities and needs of different students

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differentiation

24
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the scientific study of the structure and development of language in general or of particular languages

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linguistics
linguistic science

25
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лингвистика

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linguistics
linguistic science

26
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the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence

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syntax

27
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синтаксис

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syntax