Prefixes +Base Word+ Suffixes 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
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
Transition Words So, For, First, Therefore, However, Then, As a result, Next, In conclusion, Therefore, Consequently, However, Finally, A. Filipek/2008
Homophones its it’s there their they’re here hear pare pear read red die dye A. Filipek/2008
Clauses Independent Adverb phrase – -ly Adjective phrase – – 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
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