VOA慢速英语:Sentence Relatives: Showing Feeling, Interpreting Information

lazy – adj. not liking to work hard or to be active

clause – n. grammar : a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb

predicate – n. grammar : the part of a sentence that expresses what is said about the subject

relative – adj. grammar : referring to a noun, a part of a sentence, or a sentence that was used earlier

pronoun – n. grammar : a word (such as I, he, she, you, it, we, or they) that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase

modify – v. grammar : to limit or describe the meaning of (a word or group of words)

interpret – v. to explain the meaning of (something)

academic – adj. usually used before a noun : of or relating to schools and education