Phrasal Verbs
English Terms
Grammar
Vocabulary
America
100
To reintroduce something: To bring ...
What is Back
100
A sentence which expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
What is the Topic Sentence
100
A modal that shows strong obligation or necessity. Often used, when speaking, by someone in power to order people to do something.
What is Must
100
A supporter of Communism.
What is a Communist
100
The number of states in the United States of America.
What is 50
200
To dissemble something: to Take ...
What is Apart
200
To quickly read the text to get the general gist, or idea, of it.
What is to Skim
200
If + subject + had + past participle, subject + would have + past participle.
What is the (Third) Conditional
200
An extra payment.
What is a Premium
200
The political party currently running in the primaries.
What are the Republicans
300
Cause a person or topic to be talked about: to Bring ...
What is Up
300
A verb that does not take a direct object.
What is an Intransitive Verb
300
A modal that conveys making assumptions about the future, the promise of a future result. Often used in the future tense.
What is Will
300
A term used to describe the gradually increasing size of urban locations.
What is Sprawl
300
The century in which California became part of the U.S.
What is the 19th century
400
To be shocked by something: to be Taken ...
What is Aback
400
"Strong coffee" and "heavy drinker" are examples of this.
What are Collocations
400
We use this future tense to express an action which will still be in progress in the future.
What is the Future Continuous
400
A person who applies for a job or is nominated for political office.
What is a Candidate
400
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
500
To persuade someone to share an opinion, or to agree with you: to Bring ...
What is Round
500
P.I.E. stands for these.
What is P(oint), I(nformation), E(xplanation)
500
Verb + Particle. These are idiomatic, informal and occur often in spoken English.
What is a Phrasal Verb
500
Adjective for a Monarchy.
What is Monoarchic(al)
500
No taxation without Representation!
What is the slogan of the American Revolution
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