VOCAB LESSON

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Prefixes using pre-, re-, and sub-

Pre-
Look at the following words:

preschool- a special school that young children attend before elementary school

prepare- to get ready for an event before it happens

predate- (verb) something that happens before another thing happens These dinosaur
bones predate humans.

prevent- to stop something before it happens

predict- to guess something before it happens

Re-
Now look at these words:

review- look again

redo- do again

reinvent- invent again

revisit- visit again

Sub-
And finally, look at these words:

submarine- an boat that floats under the water

subway- a train that runs under the ground

subzero- below freezing temperature

substitute- a replacement (originally- something that works instead of or under

something else) Our teacher didn't come to school today so we had a substitute teacher

Marry/ Get Married/ Be Married

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A lot of people get confused about how to use these words. Maybe this will help.

to marry (someone)- this is the general verb. It is the time when people come together
as husband and wife. Do not say I married with someone. It is not correct. And do not say
I married to someone. It is also incorrect.
Correct example: I married Sam 3 years ago.

to get married- this talks about the time two people got married. It makes us think of the
wedding.
Correct example: I got married.

to get married to (someone)- We think of who was married in the wedding. Do not say
I got married with someone. It is incorrect.
Correct example: I got married to Sam.

to get married in (someplace)- We think of where the wedding took place.

Correct Example: I got married in Hawaii.

to be married- This means a state of being. Are you married or are you single?
Correct Example: I am married.

to be married (to someone)- Also state of being. But who is married to you?
Correct Example: I am married to Sam.

Conclusion- When you use to marry or to get married, think about the wedding. When
you use to be married, think about the person's life now.

Using Die, Died and Dead

No, I'm not trying to talk about a strange subject. It is just that I have heard a lot of
people use these words wrong. So I would like to give you some help so you can make
sure to always use them right.

The picture to the left is of dice. One piece is called a die, more than one are called dice.
We use dice to play games.

Die is also a verb. It is the base form of the verb and present tense. It means when a life
is finished. So, you could say- Someday everyone will die. Or I don't want to die.

The past tense of die is died. You could say The dog died. Or My grandfather died last
year.

Dead is an adjective. It describes a noun. For example- That is a dead mouse. Or The
monster is dead.

Note: Another (more polite or respectful) way to say die is pass away. For example,
instead of saying My grandfather died last year, you could say My grandfather passed
away last year.

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