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Advanced affixation: productive prefixes

Structure:

un- / dis- / mis- / over- / under- / re- / de- / pre- / post- / anti- / pro- + root

Knowing productive prefixes allows learners to decode and produce unfamiliar words from known roots.

Example:

The report was widely criticised for misrepresenting the data and underestimating the costs.

Examples

The report was widely criticised for misrepresenting the data and underestimating the costs.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "The report was widely criticised for misrepresenting the data and underestimating the costs."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced conjunctions: insofar as / inasmuch as / lest