How do hundred, thousand, million, and dozen behave with precise numbers?
They remain invariable without an s.
What happens to hundred, thousand, million, and dozen after an imprecise number with 'of'?
They take an s at the end.
How do you translate '5 millions de personnes' in English?
Five million people, without s on million and no 'of'.
Which suffixes usually attract the accent on the syllable before them?
-ic, -ical, -ity, -tion, -sion, -ian, -cian, and -aphy suffixes.
Which suffixes usually carry the accent themselves?
-ee, -eer, and -ese suffixes.
How to identify the primary stressed syllable in a dictionary?
It is the syllable after the high apostrophe.
What does the low apostrophe indicate in English syllable stress?
A secondary, less pronounced accent.
How does English often highlight the stressed syllable?
By reducing unstressed syllables with the vowel /ə/.
Where is the stress generally placed in two-syllable English verbs?
On the second syllable.
Give an example of a two-syllable English verb with stress on the second syllable.
To begin.
Where is the stress generally placed in two-syllable English nouns and adjectives?
On the first syllable.
Give an example of a two-syllable English noun with stress on the first syllable.
A present.
What quantity does 'English has adopted thousands of words' express?
An imprecise quantity.
What quantity does 'English has adopted several thousand words' express?
A quantity associated with the quantifier 'several'.
Where does the accent usually fall in three-syllable words ending with -ate?
On the two syllables before the suffix -ate.
What is a main exception to the accentuation rule for the suffix -ion?
The word "television".
Name exceptions to the accentuation rule for suffix -ic.
Arabic, Catholic, lunatic, politics, and rhetoric.
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