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Montgomery College
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ENGL 110: Principles of English Grammar
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2021
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GRAMMAR Parts of Speech & Suffixes To Form Verbs Noun Noun + “ize” + “ify” = Verb = Verb becoming/ making sth/so _____ making sth/so _______ (calendarize) (personify) Adjective Adjective + “ize” + “ify” = Verb = Verb becoming/ making sth/so _____ making sth/so _______ (normalize) (purify) To Form Nouns Verb Verb Verb + “er” + “ ment” + “ation” = Noun = Noun = Noun person or thing who does ______ condition of ______ state of being/doing (teacher) (argument) (admiration) Adjective Adjective + “ity/ty” + “ness” = Noun = Noun having the quality of ______ state of being (oddity) (darkness) Noun Noun + “ist” + “ism” = Noun = Noun person who promotes ______ doctrine or belief (communist) (feminism) To Form Adjectives Verb Verb Verb Verb Verb + “able” + “ed/en” + “ing” + “ious” + “ive” = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective adds a sense of possibility adds a sense of completion adds a sense of continuation characterized by _______ characterized by _______ (doable) (risen) (shining) (rebellious) (creative) Noun Noun Noun Noun Noun Noun + “y” + “ic” + “al” + “ical” + “ful” + “less” = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective = Adjective characterized by _______ pertaining to _____ pertaining to _____ pertaining to _____ having the quality of ______ lacking the quality of ______ (dirty) (atomic) (instrumental) (biological) (careful) (careless) = Adverb describing how To Form Adverbs Adjective + “ly” (slowly) Examples: