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    Blends, acronyms and phrasal words are ways that new words are formed in English. [1] Blends join the beginning of one word and the end of another to form a new word like "smash" from "smack" and "mash". [2] Acronyms are formed from the initial letters of words in a phrase to make a new pronounceable word like "LASER" from "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". [3] Phrasal words are groups of words that function as a single unit like a grammatical part of speech such as "cat-in-the-hat" functioning as a noun phrase.

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    Blends, acronyms and phrasal words are ways that new words are formed in English. [1] Blends join the beginning of one word and the end of another to form a new word like "smash" from "smack" and "mash". [2] Acronyms are formed from the initial letters of words in a phrase to make a new pronounceable word like "LASER" from "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". [3] Phrasal words are groups of words that function as a single unit like a grammatical part of speech such as "cat-in-the-hat" functioning as a noun phrase.

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    Blends, acronyms and phrasal words

    By Minah Zulfiqar
    BS English 3
    BLENDS

    Blending is one of the many ways new words are made in English. It refers to joining the beginning
    of one word and the end of another to make a new word with a new meaning

     EXAMPLE:
    High-Technology > Hi-tech
    Helicopter-Airport > Helipad
    News-Broadcast > Newscast
    smack-Mash > Smash
    Smoke-Haze > Smaze
    Work-Alcoholic > Workaholic
    ACRONYMS

    Blends made up of initial letters are known as acronyms. It is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or
    first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. The newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a
    part of everyday language.

    EXAMPLES:
    AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
    LASER - Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation
    PIN - Personal Identification Number
    LOL - Laugh Out Loud INFORMA
    ASAP - As Soon As Possible. L
    PHRASAL WORDS

    Group of Words that express a concept and are used as a unit are called a phrasal words. determines the
    grammatical nature of the unit.
    Common types of phrasal words include noun phrases (such as a good friend), verb phrases (drives carefully),
    adjective phrases (very cold and dark), adverb phrases (quite slowly), and prepositional phrases (in first
    place).

    EXAMPLES:
    Cat-in-the-hate - Noun phrase
    Fly-with-the-wind - Verb phrase
    Sharp-and-shiny - Adjective phrase
    Quite-smoothly - Adverb phrase
    THANKYOU

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