StopLearnStopLearnAffixes are small word bits. They are added to the base forms of particular words. There are two main kinds in English: prefixes and suffixes.
Prefixes: prefixes are affixes added to the beginning of the base forms. e.g. un , dis, im, non, il, in, mis, mal, over, sub, sur, out, inter, trans, pre, pro, post. Ex, re, E.g.
Un-(not) e.g. unhappy, unkind, unreasonable, ungrateful, unwise etc.
Non- e.g. non-alcoholic, non-violent, non-verbal, non-standard etc.
Dis e.g. disloyal, disagree, disapproval, disorder, disobey, disrespectful etc.
Il- e.g. illogical, illegal, illiteracy …
Mis- e.g. miscalculate, misunderstand, misrepresent …
Mal- (bad) e.g. maltreat, maltreatment, malpractice…
Sur- (extra) e.g. surcharge, surtax
Sub- (lower than) e.g. substandard, subhuman, subcommittee
Counter (against) e.g. counterattack,
Re- e.g. repay, resettlement, reuse, reconstruct etc.
Ex- (former) e.g. ex-husband, ex-president, ex-student, etc.
EVALUATION:
Form two words each with these prefixes.
Pre, ex, sub, super, non, over, out
ASPECT: Structure
TOPIC: Preposition and Prepositional Phrase
Content:
Prepositions are words that show relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words a sentence. E.g. in, on, beside, in front of , under, above, outside, to, over, by, beyond etc.
The river flows into the sea.
She apologized for her wrongdoing.
The suspects were arraigned before the court.
Prepositions can be used in this manner.
According to; afflicted with; agree to(something), agree with(somebody), aim at, angry at(something), angry with(somebody), apply for(something) apply to(somebody), change for(something), change with(somebody), disgusted at(something),disgusted with(somebody), die of, differ from(opinion), complain of, divide among(many), divide between(two), conscious of, filled with, full of, inferior to(something), part from(somebody), part with(something), prevail on, tired of(something) tired with(action), meddle with, dislike for, suffer from etc.
Prepositional phrase:A preposition with the noun, noun phrase or pronoun following it is known as prepositional phrase.
She campaigned for them
Adeyoju went there with him.
Buy the bag on the shelf.
She lost to some extent.
The Basic 8 will resume in the evening.
Prepositional phrases with special meanings
Prepositional phrase often has meanings that are not clear. Such grammatical phrases are actually idiomatic expressions. Some examples are:
Joseph handling of the company was above board.
There is a 100% increase in discipline across the board in DLHS.
Receiving the price for mathematics was beyond my wildest dreams
He made the remarks off the cuff.
It was an off-the- cuff remark.
The students in continued in DLHS through thick and thin.
EVALUATION: Identify the prepositional phrases in these sentences.
ASPECT: Literature
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