Граматика і мова англійською — B2, 16 слів

1. clause

   підрядне речення; частина речення

   A group of words with a verb that is part of a sentence.

   In the sentence 'When I arrive home, I will eat dinner', 'when I arrive home' is a clause.

2. collocation

   словосполучення

   Words that go together naturally and sound right to native speakers.

   The collocation 'make a mistake' is better than 'do a mistake'.

3. conjunction

   сполучник

   A small word that connects two words or sentences together.

   I like apples and oranges — 'and' is a conjunction.

4. correct

   виправляти

   To tell someone they made a mistake and show them the right way.

   The teacher will correct your spelling mistakes.

5. determiner

   означник

   A small word that comes before a noun to show which one you mean.

   In the phrase 'the cat' or 'my book', 'the' and 'my' are determiners.

6. example

   зразок

   A person or thing that is very good and shows how you should behave or do something.

   My teacher is a good example of someone who works hard.

7. intransitive

   неперехідний

   A verb that does not need an object after it to make sense.

   The verb 'sleep' is intransitive because you can say 'I sleep' without naming what you sleep.

8. meaning

   мета, призначення

   The purpose or reason why someone does something or why something exists.

   The meaning of exercise is to keep your body healthy.

9. prefix

   префікс

   A small word or letter group added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

   The prefix 'un' in 'unhappy' makes the word mean the opposite.

10. proper noun

    власна назва

    A special name word for one person, place, or thing that starts with a capital letter.

    Paris, John, and Monday are proper nouns.

11. suffix

    суфікс

    A small word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

    When you add the suffix '-ly' to 'quick', you get 'quickly'.

12. the first person

    перша особа

    You, the person who is speaking or writing right now.

    In the first person, you use words like 'I' and 'we' when you talk about yourself.

13. the perfect (tense)

    перфектний час

    A grammar form that talks about actions that started in the past and connect to now.

    'I have eaten' is an example of the perfect tense.

14. the second person

    друга особа

    The person you are talking to, not yourself or someone else.

    When I say 'you', I am talking about the second person.

15. the third person

    третя особа

    A person who is not you or the person you are talking to.

    When you talk about your friend, you are talking about the third person.

16. transitive

    перехідне (дієслово)

    A verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.

    The verb 'eat' is transitive because you eat something.

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