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(-ing form) to express the cause of a feeling. In these cases we use the present participle Examples: boring and bored, frightening and frightened, surprising There are two or more adjectives made from the same verb.

Miller is the acting vice president of the company We sometimes form adjectives from the present participles of verbs. Many adjectives, is made using the past participle of a verb. ( Acting can also be a noun or the present participle of a verb.) Activated, like Acting, activated, active, overactive, & proactive are adjectives. To activate, to react, & acts (in paragraph 3) areР”Р„DJECTIVES describe (tell about) nouns. (ItРІР‚в„ўsР”В¬alled a gerund when it is used as a noun.) ' ActingРІР‚в„ў is a gerund in the following sentence. Sometimes the present participle of a verb can also act as a noun. (See the first use of to activateР’В above.) For example, activity is a concept and an actor or actress is a person. There can be several nouns in the same word family. The 'object' is the person or thing that receive s the action. Nouns can also be the object of a verb or preposition. (as the subject of the sentence.) See actions, activity, & hyperactivity NOUNSР’В tell who or what the sentence is about

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The definitions above show how to use the different parts of speech in the 'act' family in sentences. What an act! (How many forms of РІР‚ВactРІР‚в„ў can you find?) Parts of Speech in Sentences However, there can also be a problem if a person actsР”В«est advice? A ctively look forР’В solutions to The opposite approach is waiting to react It is wise to be proactive, and take actionbefore problems get serious. Activity means doing something, not waiting for things to happen. Is activated you can use it for transactions (in this case The call confirms that you received the card in the mail. Something (like an account) active.Р’В For example, when you receive a credit card, you must call a certain phone number to activate it before you can use it. We say, РІР‚Сљ Actions speak louder than words.РІР‚Сњ

react, reaction, reactivate, reactivation, reactive, reactivity.

interact, interaction, interactive, interactively, interactivity.

(Parts of speech are the same as for words of the same suffix in the first list.)

The lists below give examples of the word family 'act' (showing the part of speech of each family member.) Then it explains related families made by adding a prefix to 'act,' showing only their most common words. It's also used for ways people can interact with computers beyond reading the screen. ' Interactive' describes action between people. ' Hyperactive' or ' overactive' both mean more active than normal. The adjective ' inactive' means not active. For example, to counteract means to act against something, and to react is to act in response to something. The words are still related, but not quite as closely. Here we're talking about words made from the same root by adding differentР”Р„dding other prefixes to roots makes bigger changes in meaning. Recognizing word families can multiply your word power! So what are they? РІР‚СљWordР”Р‡amiliesРІР‚Сњ can mean several types of word groups.

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