UNIT 2: Reading in Business Context

Word families are words that look alike but have different endings.

These endings change the original word to either a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.

Similar words are often confusing because they have similar letters, refer to the same topic, and have similar spellings.

The grammatical structure and the meaning of the sentence will help you determine which is correct.

Small words that introduce phrases are prepositions.

Prepositional phrases show time, placement, direction, cause, and location.

Words, phrases, and clauses are joined by words called conjunctions. 

Coordinate conjunctions join two equal terms & two independent clauses: and, or, nor, but.

Subordinate conjunctions join two clauses (independent & independent clauses): although, since, because, when, before, etc.

^{Adverbs of frequency can be divided into two groups:} 

^{1. Adverbs of definite frequency such as every day, annually, twice a week.} 

^{2. Adverbs of indefinite frequency such as always, rarely, never.}