Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Word formation: minimise


Verb: minimise
Noun: minimum, minimisation, minimalist (person)
Adjective: minimal, minimum, minimalist
Adverb: minimally

Word formation: necessitate

Verb: necessitate
Noun: necessity
Adjective: necessary, unnecessary
Adverb: necessarily, unnecessarily

Word formation: compare

Verb: compare
Noun: comparison
Adjective: comparable, incomparable, comparative
Adverb: incomparably, comparatively

Word formation: attach / detach

Verb: attach / detach
Noun: attachment / detachment
Adjective: attached, unattached, detachable, detached
Adverb: detachedly

Word formation: accept


Verb: accept
Noun: acceptance
Adjective: acceptable, unacceptable, accepted
Adverb: acceptably, unacceptably

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Modal verbs: ability


MODAL VERB
TENSE
EXAMPLE
(be) able to
(be) not able to
present
I am able to swim
(have) been able to
(have) not been able to
present perfect
She has been able to finish the book.
can
can´t
present
I can swim
could
couldn´t
past - general ability
I could swim when I was 3 years old.
managed to
wasn´t/ weren´t able to / couldn´t
past - specific ability
There was a terrible fire, but everyone was able to escape.
to be able to
not to be able to
infinitive
They hope to be able to visit us next week.
was/were able to
wasn´t/ weren´t able to / couldn´t
past - specific ability
There was a terrible fire, but everyone was able to escape.
will be able to
won´t be able to
future
I will be able to help you tomorrow.
would be able to
conditional
If you saved enough money, you would be able to go on holiday.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Word formation: impress

Verb: impress
Noun: impression
Adjective: impressive / unimpressive