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After he had finished work he went home.◆Note how these sentences have been joined. Pay close attention to the words in italics.a. The children ran away. They broke the window.→The children ran away after they had broken the window.b. The sun set. We returned to our hotel. →As soon as the sun had set we returned to our hotel.c. He finished lunch. He asked for a glass of water.→When he had finished lunch he asked for a glass of water.d. I did not understand the problem. He explained it. →I had not understood the problem until he explained it.5. Word formationaffixationAdv. –ly(the suffix –ly ,from Middle English, is added to adjectives to form adverbs.)Noun adj. Adv.Suddenness sudden suddenlySlowness slow slowlyQuickness quick quicklyNotice: ness is add to adjectives to form nouns.6. on the way: on a route to some place. I met an old friend on the way to work this morning. Go right home at once, don’t stop off anywhere on the way. I unluckily had a flat tire on the way here.7. wave to sb.: make a signal with the hands . She waved to her friends Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her. 8. ask sb. for a lift: ask sb. to drive him/her for a distance . I lent him his bus fare and then he had the brass neck to ask me for a lift home.9. apart from: except。 except for 。 besides . Apart from some spelling mistakes, the position is fairly good. I have nothing more to ask you about apart from these questions. Apart from that, all goes well.*Except / except for / besides(Besides is used to emphasize an additional point that you are making, especially one that you consider to be important.) . I wouldn39。t have accepted anything except a job in Europe. I don39。t take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for colds Your position is good except for the spelling mistakes. (=apart from) Everything is satisfactory except for the light. The house was too expensive and too big. Besides, I39。d grown fond of our little rented house. Usage Note: Do not confuse besides, except, except for, and unless. You use besides to introduce extra things in addition to the ones you are mentioning already. Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins. However, note that if you talk about 39。the only thing39。 or 39。the only person39。 besides a particular person or thing, besides means the s