55. _What are Affixes?_
Prefixes and postfixes together are called affixes.
56. _How many kinds of Derivatives are there?_
Two.
57. _What are they?_
Regular and irregular.
58. _What is a Regular derivative?_
One that is formed by the addition of affixes without changing the
letters in the primitive part (except final _e_ silent).
59. _What is an Irregular derivative?_
One in which the letters of the primitive part are changed.
60. _In using Affixes, what rule should be observed?_
The affix and root should be from the same language.
61. _Is the same rule to be observed in forming Compound words?_
It is.
62. _What is a Mongrel compound word?_
One formed contrary to the rule.
63. _Give an example._
Cable-graph and cable-gram.
64. _What are Barbarisms?_
Same as mongrel.
65. _When use the hyphen in Compound words?_
When they are not permanently compounded.
66. _What is an Obsolete word?_
One gone out of date.
RULES AND TERMS.
1. _What is Spelling?_
A distinct expression of the letters or sounds of a word in their
proper order.
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