OXFORD WORD SKILL - INTER UNIT 4

full stop

"/fʊl stɒp/
the mark (.) used at the end of a sentence. - dấu chấm câu

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comma

"/ˈkɒmə/
the mark (,) used to separate parts of a sentence. - dấu phẩy

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colon

"/ˈkəʊlən/
the mark (:) used before a list or explanation. - dấu hai chấm

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semicolon

"/ˌsemɪˈkəʊlən/
the mark (

question mark

"/ˈkwestʃən mɑːk/
the mark (?) used at the end of a question. - dấu hỏi

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exclamation mark

"/ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn mɑːk/
the mark (!) used to show surprise, excitement, or emphasis. - dấu chấm than

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apostrophe

"/əˈpɒstrəfi/
the mark (’) used to show possession or missing letters. - dấu nháy đơn (’)

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hyphen

"/ˈhaɪfən/
the mark (-) used to join words or parts of words. - dấu gạch nối

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dash

"/dæʃ/
the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence or show a pause. - dấu gạch ngang dài

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bracket(s)

"/ˈbrækɪt(s)/
the marks ( ) used to add extra information in a sentence. - dấu ngoặc tròn

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slash

"/slæʃ/
the mark (/) used to separate alternatives or parts of addresses. - dấu gạch chéo

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quotation marks

"/kwəʊˈteɪʃn mɑːks/
the marks (“ ”) used to show when someone is speaking or to quote text. - dấu ngoặc kép

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abbreviation

"/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/
a short form of a word (e.g. a.m. is an abbreviation meaning ‘in the morning’). - từ viết tắt
used in abbreviation
abbreviate (v)"

capital letter

"/ˈkæpɪtl ˈletə(r)/
A B C are capital letters (a b c are small letters). - chữ cái viết hoa

small letter"

pause

"/pɔːz/
a short period of time when sb stops talking. - tạm dừng, ngắt quãng
a comma in writing is like a pause
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separate sb/sth

/ˈseprət/
keep people or things away from each other. SYN: divide sb/sth. - tách ra, chia tách
separate words in a list
separation (n)"

list

"/lɪst/
a series of names, items, or numbers (e.g. a shopping list, a list of countries). - danh sách

listing (n)"

omit sth

"/əˈmɪt/
If you omit sth, you don’t include it. SYN: leave sth out. - bỏ qua, không bao gồm

omission (n)"

interrupt sth

"/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
occur in the middle of sth and stop it continuing. - gián đoạn, làm ngắt quãng
words or phases interrupt
interruption (n)"

details

"/ˈdiːteɪlz/
small pieces of information about sth. - chi tiết, thông tin cụ thể

detailed (adj)"

instead of sb/sth

"/ɪnˈsted əv/
in the place of sb/sth. - thay vì
a semicolon is used instead of a full stop
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connect sth

"/kəˈnekt/
put two or more things together. SYN: join sth. - kết nối, liên kết

connection (n), connected (adj)"

such as

"/sʌtʃ æz/
used to introduce an example. SYN: like. - chẳng hạn như

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alternative

"/ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/
one of two or more things that you can choose between. - lựa chọn thay thế
phrases that are alternatives
alternatively (adv)"