Master English: Prefixes, Suffixes, Phrasal Verbs, and More

Prefixes

  • DIS: disloyal, dissatisfied, dishonest
  • IL: illegal, illiterate, illogical
  • IM: immature, impatient, impossible
  • IN: inconsiderate, incorrect, independent, insincere, inaccurate, inexperienced, insane
  • NON: nonviolent, nonresident, nonexistent
  • UN: unemployed, uncomfortable, unavoidable, unnecessary, unpopular, unripe, unconscious
  • MIS: misunderstood
  • IR: irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible

Suffixes

  • -LY (adjective to adverb): quickly, slowly
  • -NESS (adjective to noun): kindness, hopelessness, usefulness
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English Grammar: Modal Verbs, Relative Clauses, Prefixes

Modal Verbs and Their Uses

Deduction

  • Must: Expresses certainty (surely yes).
  • May/Might/Could: Expresses possibility (not known for sure).
  • Can’t: Expresses negative certainty (surely not).

Obligation

  • Must: Expresses moral duty or self-imposed obligation.
  • Have to: Expresses external obligation (e.g., a law).
  • Don’t have to/Needn’t: Expresses lack of obligation.
  • Mustn’t: Expresses prohibition.
  • Should/Ought to/Had better: Expresses advice (“you should…”).

Modal + Past Infinitive

  1. You shouldn’t have cooked a hazelnut
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10 Male Behaviors That Ruin Female Attraction

Santiago, Oct. 20 – When women are asked about what kills passion, it is surprising to note that their answers are very broad and cover the daily life of their partner. That is, not just attitudes in bed, but the time before, how was the day with him, how he behaves. These are the 10 turn-offs they identified as most important.

1. Neglect

And when we talk about this, we refer mainly to the absence of vanity, shabby clothes, poor hygiene, an excessive beard, stained teeth, etc. A man, whether handsome

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Conditional Sentences, Indirect Questions, Reported Speech & Passive Voice

Conditional Sentences

  1. If she were him, she would know the solution by now.
  2. We would go to the party if Thomas invited us, but he didn’t.
  3. They would eat in a restaurant if there was no food at home.
  4. If I were you, I would not go into this room; it stinks.
  5. She would have waited for her friends if they were late again last weekend.
  6. If the sun shines tomorrow, we will stay indoors.
  7. They would earn much more money today if they had studied harder in the past.
  8. If you do not pay me back today, I will never lend
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Half-Husky: Themes, Summary, and Analysis

Themes in Half-Husky

  • Vanessa’s Loyalty to Her Father: She felt obligated to be loyal to her father, having disappointed her mother by not attending the parade.
  • Passing of Time and Generational Gaps: Ewen’s death created a communication barrier between him and his daughter, highlighting the impact of time on intergenerational understanding.
  • The Absence of Real Life: The story explores the unreality of life due to restrictive circumstances, contrasting Vanessa’s father’s mundane life with his paradoxical
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Mastering Spanish Pronouns, Dialects, and Verb Usage

Pronoun Usage in Spanish

Tonic Pronouns:

  • Yo (I)
  • Tú (you, singular, informal)
  • Él (he)
  • Ella (she)
  • Usted (you, singular, formal)
  • Nosotros/Nosotras (we)
  • Vosotros/Vosotras (you, plural, informal)
  • Ellos/Ellas (they)
  • Ustedes (you, plural, formal)

Atonic Pronouns:

  • Me (me)
  • Te (you)
  • Lo/La/Le/Se (him, her, it, you)
  • Nos (us)
  • Os (you)
  • Los/Las/Les/Se (them, you)

Examples of Pronoun Usage:

  • Te (Direct Object Pronoun, 2nd person): Ayer te vi en la calle. (Yesterday I saw you on the street.)
  • Che (Indirect Object Pronoun, 2nd person)
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