Cambridge- Abbreviations

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• abbreviation A short form of a word or phrase
• adjective A word that describes a noun or pronoun
• adverb A word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective or other adverb.
• auxiliary verb The verbs 'be', 'have' and 'do' when combined with other verbs to make different forms.
• conjunction A word used to join parts of a phrase or sentence.
• determiner Word used before noun or adj to show which person or thing is being referred to.
• exclamation A word or phrase that you say loudly or suddenly to express strong feelings.
• literary Used in books and poems, and not in ordinary conversation.
• modal verb Verb such as can, might, must. With another verb, shows an idea such as possibility.
• noun A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.
• phrasal verb Verb with an adverb or preposition, with meaning different from meaning of its parts.
• often passive In a passive verb/sentence, the subject does not do the action but is affected by it.
• preposition Word used before noun, pronoun or -ing form of verb to show place, direction, etc
• pronoun A word used instead of a noun, which has usually already been talked about.
• specialized Used in connection with a particular area of work or study.
• verb A word that describes an action, condition or experience.
• written abbreviation A short form of a word or phrase only used in writing

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