Vocabulary

  • on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • prohibit: To make something impossible
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • talk: Style of speaking
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • gerund

      US /ˈdʒɛrənd/

      UK /ˈdʒerənd/

      • Gerund
      • Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
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    • on the money

      US /ɑn ðə ˈmʌni/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈmʌni/

      • other
      • Exactly correct or precise.
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    • prohibit

      US /proˈhɪbɪt/

      UK /prə'hɪbɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something impossible
      • To prevent, forbid to use or do something
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Ever wondered if 'tip is unusual' is correct English? This quick BBC Learning English short dives into gerunds and verb-to-noun transformations, using the fun topic of tipping culture to help you fix common grammar mistakes. You'll pick up a practical grammar tip that makes sentences clearer and more natural!

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