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How to identify origin of words (English, Russian)

 English. In most cases you can identify that from which language a word came from looking at suffixes. From latine. Nouns  - ion legion, opinion, session, union, etc. - tion relation, revolution, starvation, temptation, unification, etc. Verbs - ate appreciate, create, congratulate, etc. С - ute attribute, contribute, constitute, distribute, etc. - ct act, conduct, collect, connect, etc. – d(e) applaud, divide, exclude, include, etc.   dis- disable, distract, disagree, etc. Adjectives - able detestable, curable, etc. - ate accurate, desperate, graduate, etc. - ant arrogant, constant, important, etc.  - ent absent, convenient, decent, evident, etc. - or major, minor, junior, senior, etc. - al cordial, fraternal, maternal, etc. - ar solar, familiar, lunar, etc. From French Noun - ance arrogance, endurance, hindrance, etc. – ence consequence, intelligence, patience, etc. - ment appointment, development, experiment, etc. - age courage, marriage, passage, villa...
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History of English language

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  There is not such language on earth that is 100 % original.  Many languages ​​borrow from other words, phonetics, grammar, etc.  The English language is no exception, under the influence of various factors from outside, it has changed and supplemented.  Consider the impact on the English language over time. 1. 55bc.  The roman invasion of the UK. When they came and stayed for sometime they brought wrote Latin language. Natives started to learn Latin words and it become integrated into the language (29% of influence). Some of influenced words: - human - Animal - Dental - Decimal - Digital - library  - military  - Science  - station 2. 5th century Germanic migration.  They language they brought become  Аnglo-Saxon. -26% of language come from it. Examples of some words which are used nowadays: - above - Again - Apple - And - Bad - Good - Cake - Eat - Drink - Arm - Boy - Girl - House - Hand - Bread - Food 3. 6th century  English peop...
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Grammar page 5

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 Adverbs An  adverb  is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.  Adverb Formation Rules Simple adverbs Some adverbs may look the same as adjectives. This includes words like  hard, fast, well   and  late . It also includes words like  daily, weekly, monthly   and  yearly , which are used to talk about  how often  something happens: Adjective Adverb Jerry has a  fast  horse. I have a  yearly  eye test. I don’t feel  well. Henry can run  fast. I have my eyes tested  yearly. The project is not going  well. Derived adverbs Derived adverbs are often formed by adding – ly  to the end of an adjective. The suffix ‘-ly’ usually tells us that the word is an adverb and tells us  how  something happens: Adjective Adverb He was  slow . Freya  sang.  She was  quiet. Ryan was  careful  with the box. He moved  slowly . Freya sang...
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Grammar page 4

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Word formation of adjectives An adjective can describe a  person, animal, place, thing  or tell  the number  or  quantity  of the noun. An adjective can be a single word (like exciting, amusing) or a compound(hard-working, self-centered) that actually modifies the noun. The different kinds of adjectives define the noun, verb or sometimes even other adjectives. Suffixes to form adjectives Suffixes go on the end of words. They change a word from one part of speech, such as a noun or a verb, to another, such as an adjective.  For example, if you add ‘ -able’  to ‘ solve’ , you create the adjective ‘ solvable ’ .   They told me the problem was not  solvable , but I thought it was easy. The professional secretary was very  helpful . She immediately understood what I needed. The word ‘ professional’  comes from ‘ profession’ , and ‘ helpful’  comes from ‘ help ’. The most common adjective suffixes a...
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Family and education

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 Family and education           It was essential that people be educated at any time period . Since ancient times, education has played an important role in the life of mankind. In pri mitive society, the goal of education was to acquire life experience and work skills. Over time, the purpose of education changed and became more specific.            Let's  look at  the evolution of the educational process: In Sparta, children were trained as warriors. In ancient Greece, education was not only physical, but also scientific, but it was available only to the rich. In the Russian Empire, education for men was available much earlier than for women. The first women's school was  set up  by Catherine 2.           Going back  to our time, we can say that there are several levels of education: school, college, university.  But is the choice of educational institution persona...
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