barn Such words are also called
“subject complements.”Predicate noun. Nouns and
pronouns that appear in
predicates and are
the simple equivalent of the subject are called predicate nouns Janis a student Student is a predicate noun in this example. Such words are also called
subject complements.There is no limit to
the length or complexity of noun phrases or pronoun
phrasesthat can constitute predicate nouns. However, they must agree grammatically and
in general with their subjects, sharing
number and
person inmost cases. Longer and more complex phrases should
be checked to make sure that agreement has not been lost sight of.
Prefix. Sets of letters that are added to the beginnings of words to modify their meaning are called “pre xes.” The list that follows includes the most common pre xes and gives a sense of how their addition to a word changes its meaning.
Note, however, that the same pre x can have di erent results with di erent words.
For instance, re at the start of a word can indicate something is done again or once more (revise) or that the action is directed back to its source or origin (reveal or
“return”).
Pre xes are usually spelled solid with the word to which they are attached:
“recreate.” But when distinctions are possible between meanings of pre xed words that
are otherwise spelled the same, a
hyphen maybe inserted recreation means leisure but recreation means creating again Similarly, when pre xes are
attached to capitalized or compound words, hyphens are used “pre-civil War See
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