TKT

Question 1

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

Answer 1

compound noun

Question 2

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

Answer 2

bare infinitive

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

gerund

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

relative pronoun

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

indefinite article

Question 10

*

Answer 10

*

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

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denotation

Question 13

обозначение

Answer 13

denotation

Question 14

имя собственное

Answer 14

proper noun

Question 15

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

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proper noun

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

possessive

Question 17

притяжательный (в грамматике)

Answer 17

possessive

Question 18

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

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receptive

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

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homonym

Question 23

*

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*

Question 24

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

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linguistics
linguistic science

Question 25

лингвистика

Answer 25

linguistics
linguistic science

Question 26

the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence

Answer 26

syntax

Question 27

синтаксис

Answer 27

syntax