6. Prefix.
a. Sub is a common _pre'fix_.
b. _Prefix'_ sub to port and you get support.
7. Compound.
a. He can _compound'_ medicine like a druggist.
b. Nitroglycerine is a dangerous _com'pound_.
As a further illustration, read the following stanza of poetry,
especially accenting the syllables as marked:
Tell' me not' in mourn'ful num'bers,
"Life' is but' an emp'ty dream'!"
For' the soul' is dead' that slum'bers,
And' things are' not what' they seem'.
This is called scanning, and all verse may be scanned in the same way.
It is an excellent drill in learning the art of throwing the stress of
the voice on any syllable that may be desired.
Two Laws of Word-Formation.
We are now prepared to consider the two great laws governing
word-formation. These are:
1. Law: All vowels in combination with consonants are naturally short
unless the long sound is given by combination with other vowels,
by accent, or by position in the syllable with reference to consonants.
2. Law: Words derived from other words by the addition of prefixes or
suffixes always retain the original form as far as possible.
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