Nouns can be use as adjectives (ex. spider tattoo)
Adjectives are always used before nouns, but after the verb and verbs of sense (taste, sound, look, feel,
smell, seem)
When you write, you have to use interesting adjectives
GOOD PARAGRAPH
1. clear topic sentences
2. supporting sentences
3. concluding sentence
BUT not all paragraph need a concluding sentence; the concluding sentence can repeat the topic idea, make a
prediction, summaries the main idea, make a suggestion or give advice connected to the topic.
A concluding sentence does not state a completely different idea.
Capitalisation
YES
1. title of a piece of writing, film
2. proper nouns (names of group, people, thing)
3. days of teh week
4. months of the year
5. languages
6. nationalities
NO
1. prepositions
Using Affixes to Form Derivatives
AFFIXES = prefixes and suffixes
PREFIXES = group of letters at the begging of a word modify its meaning
pre-, post-, inter-
before-, after-, between-
SUFFIXES = group of letters at the end of a word which modify the meaning
-tion, - ment, -ness
all turn the word into a noun
Using affixes you can create a whole ‘family’ of words from one root word.
You can quickly increase the range and volume of your vocabulary.
Understanding the root plus prefix or suffix you can quickly work out the meaning of the unknown word.
exercise on DIR
