Sharp PW-E350 operation manual Nouns, Adjectives, Syllabification

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present participles dropping a final silent e and adding -ingto the stem, e.g., change changing; dance dancing

Other forms are given in the dictionary, notably for:

verbs that inflect by doubling a consonant, e.g., bat batted, batting

verbs ending in -ythat inflect by changing -yto -i, e.g., try tries, tried

verbs in which past tense and past participle do not follow the regular -edpattern, e.g., feel past and past participle felt; awake past awoke; past participle awoken

present participles that add -ingbut retain a final e (in order to make clear that the pronunciation of g remains soft), e.g., singe singeing

Nouns

Plurals formed by adding -s(or -eswhen they end in -s, -x, -z, -sh, or soft -ch) are regarded as regular and are not shown, e.g., dog dogs; lunch lunches

Other plural forms are given in the dictionary, notably for:

nouns ending in -ior -o, e.g., agouti agoutis; albino albinos

nouns ending in -a,-um, or -usthat are or appear to be Latinate forms, e.g., alumna alumnae; spectrum spectra; alveolus alveoli

nouns ending in -y, e.g., fly flies; party parties

nouns with more than one plural form, e.g., crux cruxes or cruces; money

moneys or monies

nouns with plurals showing a change in the stem, e.g., foot feet; louse lice

nouns with plurals unchanged from the singular form, e.g., sheep sheep; bonsai bonsai

Adjectives

The following forms for comparative and superlative are regarded as regular and are not shown in the dictionary:

words of one syllable adding -erand -est, e.g., great greater, greatest

words of one syllable ending in silent e, which drop the -eand add -erand -est, e.g., brave braver, bravest

words that form the comparative and superlative by adding “more” and “most”; e.g., beautiful more beautiful, most beautiful

Other forms are given in the dictionary, notably for:

adjectives that form the comparative and superlative by doubling a final consonant, e.g., hot hotter, hottest

two-syllable adjectives that form the comparative and superlative with -erand - est (typically adjectives ending in -yand their negative forms), e.g., happy happier, happiest; unhappy unhappier, unhappiest

Syllabification

In the New Oxford American Dictionary, syllable breaks are shown for main entries and derivatives. Although all possible breaks are shown, there are some conven- tions that govern how writers break words at the ends of lines. Guidelines include:

Avoid a break that will leave one letter and a hyphen at the end of the line or one letter (or one letter and a punctuation mark such as a period) at the beginning of a line.

Avoid breaking a word that is already hyphenated except at that hyphen (e.g., self-affirmation; leather-bound).

Never break proper names.

Avoid breaking abbreviations.

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Contents PW-E350 Introduction Contents Using the PW-E350 for the first time Getting StartedTurning the power on/off Auto power off functionTo attach a commercially available strap Key notation used in this manualData contained in the PW-E350 Layout Key assignments Display symbolsOperation guidance message Inputting words for a dictionary search Basic OperationSelecting a dictionary / function in the main menu List view selecting an item scrolling Filter search view selecting an item scrollingShifting the displayed character size z Detailed view scrollingRecalling the terms previously searched h Searching a word on the screen Listing a summary of detailed view items qBrowsing Notes r Setting the key sound on/off Set-up MenuSetting the Auto power off activation time Adjusting the LCD contrastStarting Auto Demo mode Inputting CharactersModifying entry Deleting unnecessary charactersIf there is no match found Looking up a word Filter searchBrowsing Notes Phrase search Crossword solverAnagram solver Spellcheck functionFurther information If the list of words does not appear as expectedUsing the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English Phrase search Using the Super jump function How to use the Super jump functionSpecifying a Dictionary to jump to About the detailed view after the JumpDeleting a history item How to use the History functionDeleting the history list of a Dictionary Calculation examples Prior to initiating calculationsExample Operation Display Currency converter Setting a currency rateConverting currencies Metric converter Units capable of being convertedReplacing the battery Battery usedPrecautions When to replace the batterySpecifications Reset procedure if trouble occursReset procedures Troubleshooting New Oxford American Dictionary IntroductionStructure Core Sense and Subsense NoseSpecialized case of the core sense, e.g Specialist Vocabulary Encyclopedic MaterialGrammar Terms relating to nounsTerms relating to verbs Terms relating to adjectivesEvidence and Illustrative Examples Terms relating to adverbsDatabank and Citation Evidence Specialist ReadingUsage Notes Word HistoriesExamples Standard English World English SpellingVariant spellings HyphenationInflection VerbsAdjectives NounsSyllabification Key to the Pronunciations Stress Marks Foreign SoundsVariant Pronunciations Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English Gamble, .... chance on/ uponRelationship of Meanings Grammatical DifferencesRestricted Usage Memo 4329Visit our Web Site Send an E-mail 3044Write to our Customer Assistance Center Limited Warranty Sharp Electronics Corporation