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29/05/2024
Sonali Deraniyagala talks about her memoir, Wave 24/11/2019

When she was crying that tears falling down like water drop.

Sonali Deraniyagala talks about her memoir, Wave Sonali Deraniyagala, author of the powerful memoir Wave, talks about her writing process. Pick up your copy of Wave, an Indigo Spotlight pick, at Indigo, Cha...

24/11/2019

Many nouns have characteristic word endings which are called suffixes. Some of the common noun suffixes are:

-er/or - far,er. driver, plumber, monitor, doctor, worker, tractor.
-ist - meteorologist, communist, racist, pharmacist, chemist
-ity - complexity, electricity, magnanimity, simplicity.
-ance/-ence - abundance, maintenance, acquaintance,
independence, evidence.
-ure - architecture, maintenance, acquaintance,
independence, evidence.
-ion - union, nation, station, invitation, examination.
-ment - establishment, measurement, recruitment, enjoyment.
-hood - manhood, womanhood, childhood, boyhood,
falsehood.
ness - kindness, usefulness, goodness, carelessness,
ugliness,
-acy - accuracy, bureaucracy, democracy, aristocracy, fallacy

15/11/2019

A Day

11/11/2019

Grammar Lesson 1.

Parts of Speech.

1. Nouns.
2. Verbs.
3. Adjectives.
4. Adverbs.
5. Pronouns.
6. Prepositions.
7. Conjunctions.
8. Determiners.
9.Interjection.

1. Noun - It's the name given to anyone or anything / a noun is a naming word that refers to:

Example:
Persons - Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Fishmonger, Doctor, teacher, lawyer, counselor, etc.

Animals - Dog, Cat, Elephant, Tiger, Bear, Tortoise, Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Lion, Monkey, Goat, Deer, Sheep, Poller Bear, Zebra, etc.

Places - Home, Cemetry, Prison, Temple, River, Park, Field, School, Mountain, Staircase, Hilltop, Adam's peak, Katharagama, Temple of the secret tooth, valley, Library, Aquinas Church, Swimming Pool, Market, Foodcity, Pond, Hill Country, etc.

Things - Chair, Box, Computer.Table, Motor Car, Book,
Feelings - Love, Jeloucy, Fear, Hunger, joy, sorrow, happiness
Quality - beauty, cleanliness.
State - honestly, loyalty.
events - sports meet, concert.
actions - jogging, cycling.
Occasions - wedding, party.
processes - argument, though.

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