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Undergraduate 1
03/28/2012

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What is nominalization
Definition
Making of a noun from a verb, adverb, or adjective
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What is an active verb
Definition
Verbs that show the actions performed by the subjects
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What is a passive verb
Definition
Shifts the action of the sentence from the subject to the object
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What does the prefiz un mean
Definition
not
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What does the prefiz re mean
Definition
again
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What does the prefiz in mean
Definition
not
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What does the prefiz dis mean
Definition
not
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What does the suffix ia,y mean
Definition
condition or state
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What does the suffix ic, ical, ac mean
Definition
having to do with
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What does the suffix ism mean
Definition
belief in
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What does the suffix ology mean
Definition
study of
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What does the suffix or, er mean
Definition
one who takes part in
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What does the root arch mean
Definition
ruler
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What does the root audio mean
Definition
sound
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What does the root bio mean
Definition
life
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What does the root chrom mean
Definition
color
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What does the root geo mean
Definition
earth
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What does the root graph mean
Definition
written
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What does the root morph mean
Definition
form
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What does the root ortho mean
Definition
correct
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What does the root ped mean
Definition
foot
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What does the root tierra mean

 

Definition
earth
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What does the root thermo mean
Definition
heat
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What is the periodic sentence
Definition
Sentence in which the meaning or point of in the sentence is delayed until the end
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What is a cummaltive sntence
Definition
A  sentence with an independent clause followed by  modifiers
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ie and ei rule
Definition
i befor e except with c
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exceptions to the ie and ei rule
Definition

either neither foreign height leisure protein seize weird

ancient conscience efficient policies species society sufficient

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words ending in silent e rule
Definition
If the suffix start with a vowel then  drop the e and if it starts in constant keep the e
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Words ending in silent e rule
Definition

If words ends in ce, ge and the suffix is ous, able then keep e

If  the suffix is ing and dropping the e causes amigouity then keep e

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Words ending in y
Definition

If the letter before the y is a consatnt then change the y to an i

If the the letter before the y is a vowel then keep the y

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Exception to the words ending in y rule
Definition
If the word ending in y is followed by a constant and the suffix is ing keep the y
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The tion, sion, cian rule
Definition

if the word ends in t then use tion

if the word ends in s then use sion

if the word names a person then use cian

 

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constant vowel constant rule
Definition

If word is one syllable and is COC then doule last letter

If the word is multiple syllables and the last syllable is stressed then double the last letter

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words ending in c rule
Definition
If a words ends in c and suffix begins in e, i, or y then add k
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4 words ending in ceed
Definition

succeed

proceed

emceed

exceed

 

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word ending in sede
Definition
supersede
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6 words ending in cede
Definition

accede

antecede

concede

intercede

recede

retrocede

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able and ible rule
Definition
if it is a full word then use able and if not a complete word then use ible
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