8:30 7/10 Quiz and hyphenated words

SIMPLE

1.    Communicate (v) communication (n) communicative (adj)

S V.

She likes to communicate with her mother because they are best buds. COMPLEX

COMPOUND

2.    communication but

Joe and Sarah have good communication skills, but they still have relationship problems.

3.    struggle ;

struggle (v) (n)

Mike struggles with a chronic illness; nevertheless, he is very optimistic about his future even though the doctor told him not to buy any green bananas.

COMPLEX

4.    prosperity adjective clause

prosperity (n) riches, financial success, wealth

prosperous (adj)

The prosperity that her company has enjoyed comes from selling organic pistachio nuts.

Joe has enjoyed prosperity since he sold his shares in Apple.

5.    persuade noun clause

Sarah felt that Mike persuaded her to buy him a new iphone 11.

6.    system adverb clause

The computer system at work is not reliable because my boss is too cheap/stingy/mean/tight/tight-fisted to buy something half-decent.

Fold your laundry, and do a half-decent job this time.

hyphenated descriptive words
adj big small cold snowy
It is a snowy day.

noun winter
It is a winter day.
I have a school book. plastic(n)
SHEC is an adult school.

This is an English class.
This is a nine-week course. - hyphen

dash -- informal, different purpose

Jen is a 25-years-old student.
Jen is 25 years old. not describing anything, no hyphens
Jen is a 25 years old student. XXX
Jen is a 25-years-old student. XXX
Jen is a 25-year-old student.

This is a nine weeks class. XXX
This is a nine-week class.
Let's take a ten-minute break, shall we?

This is a well-written essay. hyphen
The boy is five years old.
The five years old boy likes to play with Lego. XXX
The five-year-old boy likes to play with Lego.
She likes a well-organized desk.
Malala is a well-known activist for girls' education.

He is an easygoing person.
bookstore
bookshelf

sports store 
running shoes
doorknob

groceries - food

I have to go to the grocery store.

z zed
colour (Canada)
color (US)
centre (Canada)
center (US)
labour
flavour
neighbour

Pick one and stick with it.

realize - suddenly understood

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