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Practical English 2
Word Usage
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A specified dictionary meaning for a word | Denotation |
| A suggested or implied meaning for a word, which is understood by language users, but not necessarily emphasized in a dictionary | Connotation |
| This is a record of what people do with words - how they pronounce and use them - at a particular period in time | Dictionary |
| The words at the top of each page in a dictionary | Guide Words |
| The words in a dictionary are arranged in this way | Alphabetical Order |
| A unit of sound | Syllable |
| The syllable of a word with a weaker stress is said to have this type of stress | Secondary |
| This term refers to a local form of a word or phrase that's used in a certain area or by a certain group of individuals | Dialect |
| This type of word is only appropriate in an informal context | Slang |
| This type of meaning is an extension of a word's original or primary meaning | Figurative |
| Words that have similar meanings | Synonyms |
| Words that have opposite meanings | Antonyms |
| This reference book lists synonyms of words | Thesaurus |
| Some words can be changed to antonyms with the addition of this type of prefix | Negative |
| This is a grop of words containing a subject and a predicate; it must express a complete thought | Sentence |
| The primary noun or pronoun in a sentence, plus any words that describe or expand it | Complete subject |
| The primary verb in a sentence, plus all of its modifiers | Complete predicate |
| The function of the noun or pronoun that names the person, place, thing, or idea in a sentence | Simple subject |
| The function of the main verb or verb phrase in a sentence (no modifiers included) | Simple predicate |
| A subject having more than one noun or pronoun is this type of subject | Compound |
| A compound predicate has more than one | Verb |
| These two sentence components must agree in person and number | Subject and Verb |
| A compound subject requires this type of verb | Plural |
| The verb should always agree with the part of the compound subject that is in this position | Closest to the verb |
| When using a collective noun where the members of a group are considered as one unit, this type of verb is required | Singular |
| When using a collective noun where the members of a group are considered as separate individuals, this type of verb is required | Plural |
| The subject in the following sentence: "Close the door." | You |
| The person or thing TO WHOM or FOR WHOM the action of the verb is done | Indirect object |
| A word that completes a linking verb (and helps a sentence to become complete) is identified as this sentence part | Subject complement |
| When an adjective serves as a subject complement, it is identified by this term | Predicate adjective |
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