This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper focuses on the acquisition of new word formation devices in the target language as an indication of near-native competence at the ...

Sometimes the meanings of words become clearer within a context larger than a single sentence. Read the paragraph below and complete the sentences by choosing the correct word from each group of words ...

One major word-formation process in English is to use the noun itself as a verb to express the action conveyed or implied by the noun, without changing the form of the noun in any way.

English typically uses a strict SUBJECT VERB OBJECT (SVO) word order in simple sentences, as in Students (S) read (V) books (O). This SVO word order becomes altered in many other English sentence ...