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Let’s practice. Create a What-cleft sentence from the following sentences.

1. Driving a vintage car makes you stand out in a crowd.

2. The 1957 Chevy is so special because of its two-toned exterior and its graceful fins.

3. Muscle cars are exciting to own because of their unique design features and tremendous
power.

4. Carlson loves collecting antique cars because they are limited.

B. DERIVATION

What is derivation?

The process of creating a new word out of an old word, usually by adding
a prefix or a suffix.

1. Prefixes

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word (or word root)
that partly indicates its meaning.

Understanding the meanings of the most common prefixes can help us deduce the definition
of new words that we run across in our reading, especially knowing that they can make a
word mean its opposite, such as the difference between possible and impossible.

Look at the table below to learn most prefixes used in English.

Prefix Meaning Examples
a-, an- without, lack of, not amoral, acellular, abyss, achromatic, anhydrous
ante- before, earlier, in front of antecedent, antedate, antemeridian, anterior
anti- against, opposite of anticlimax. antiaircraft, antiseptic, antibody
auto- self, same autopilot, autobiography, automobile, autofocus
circum- around, about circumvent, circumnavigate, circumscribe
Prefix Meaning Examples
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