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Af fixes

Af fixes. Pre fixes + Base Word + Suf fixes + Root Word + con- vince= --- de- crease= e -ing ex- cuse= -s im- mature -ity in- sensitive --- mal- nourish= -ed pre- view = -ed re- cycle= -ing. Base Words -- Root Words.

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Af fixes

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  1. Affixes Prefixes +Base Word+ Suffixes +Root Word+ con-vince= --- de-crease= e-ing ex- cuse= -s im- mature-ity in- sensitive--- mal- nourish= -ed pre- view = -ed re-cycle=-ing A. Filipek/2008

  2. Base Words -- Root Words • Old English: WORD ORDER • Adjective, noun, verb, • prepositional phase • Greek:alphabet, months/days • March, January, Saturday • Mars, Janus, Saturn • Roman*: loco= place • location locomotive • nation, national, international, multinational, nationality • Romance language & Latin A. Filipek/2008

  3. Transition Words • So, For, First, • Therefore, However, Then, • As a result, • Next, • In conclusion, • Therefore, • Consequently, • However, • Finally, A. Filipek/2008

  4. Homophones • its it’s • there their they’re • here hear • pare pear • read red • die dye A. Filipek/2008

  5. Clauses • Independent • – SENTENCE Subject+ predicate parts • Adverb phrase – -ly • Adjective phrase – • Gerund phrase • always function as nouns, so they are subjects, subject complements, or objects • Eating the sandwich slowly, • Participial phrase – • -ing ending + noun or pronoun • Infinitive -- A. Filipek/2008

  6. Character* Traits • polite rude kind • courageous afraid nice • confident insecure beautiful • shy outgoing intelligent • helpful selfish unaware • happy sad sympathethic • adorable unkept • * “mask” (Italian/persona) A. Filipek/2008

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