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v + in = n (as a form of protest or demonstration ) a, sitin ridein swimin ( American civil rights movement ) b, smokein workin ( any kind of public demonstration ) c, singin bein ( any kind of social gathering ) d, drivein ( a restaurant or a movie theater, that people can remaining in their cars ) ? 4) –ish a, national names + ish =adj有關(guān)國名的 English 英國的,英語的 b, n + ish =adj (having the nature of ) foolish greenish, tallish, poorish c, numerals + ish =adj (an approximate time or age ) eightish fiftyish ? 5) –ize ( ~樣做, ~化 ,to cause to be, to make, treat in the way of ) a, adj + ize = verb n + ize = verb symbolize from Greek, it is most often attached to words from Greek, Latin, French. b, adj + ize = verb n + ize = verb added to English nouns and adj (centralize, characterize ) c, technical English vegetabilize ? 6) y ( 充滿 … 的,有 … 的,如 … 的 ,full of, characterized by …) n + y = adj windy, stormy, feathery v + y = adj (having a tendency to) sleepy, stretchy(有彈性的,能伸展的) It is important for nonnative students to have a knowledge of the productive affixes.