english grammar

THE FORMATION OF WORDS Such words as are not derived or compounded or developed from other words are called Primary Words. They belong to the original stock of words in the language. Compound Words, formed by joining two or more simple words; as, Moonlight, nevertheless, undertake, man-of-war. Primary Derivatives, formed by making some change in the body of the simple word; as, Bond from bind, breach from break, wrong from wring. Note:- The most important class of words formed by internal change consists of the Past Tenses of Primary Verbs, which are not usually classed as Derivatives. Secondary Derivatives, formed by an addition to the beginning or the end; as, unhappy; goodness. An addition to the beginning of a word is a Prefix, an addition to he end is a Suffix. (I) COMPOUND WORDS Compound words are, for the most part, Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs. Compound Nouns may be formed from:- (1) Noun + Noun ; as, Moonlight, chess-board, arm