Kriya Ho Nama Uchcharana Uruwa - ක්රියාපද හෝ නාමපද උච්චාරණ ඌරුව - Accent in Verbs or Nouns.
[මෙම පාඩම පසුව සිංහලට පරිවර්තනය කර, පළ කරනු ඇත!]
{This Lesson would be translated into Sinhalese & published later!}
Words of Latin origin compounded of prefixes and main verbs are sometimes accented differently according as they are used as Verbs or Nouns. The verb takes an accent on the main word, and the Noun on the prefix.
Accent in Verbs or Nouns
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Verb
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Noun
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Accent
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Accent
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Extract
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Extract
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Compound
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Compound
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Present
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Present
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Conduct
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Conduct
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Subject
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Subject
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Convert
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Convert
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Transport
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Transport
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Similarly perfect is a verb, but perfect an adjective.
Read aloud the following sentences :—
2. I should like to present you with this picture.
3. I read him a few extracts from a book of short stories.
4. He was conducted to the platform by the principal.
5. I have become a convert to his ways of thinking.
6. We were subjected to some unkind treatment.
7. This medicine is a strange compound of drugs.
8. What perfumes do you use?
9. What are the chief Indian imports?
10. Can they be transported easily?
