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List:
●Prefix—super-
●Prefix—pre-
●Root—centenary
●Grammar
●Gerund
●Definition:Gerund is used as a noun, but like a verb it can take an object.
●Example:
1) For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again.
2) Now it’s no use your saying anything, Mother—I’ve made up my mind.
3) … all we are good at is saving time… not spending time.
4) Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside?
5) The scene is set in the comfortable, well furnished living room of an American upper-class family, the Kents.
6) After all, why waste 45 minutes listening to the whole thing when someone else has saved us the trouble of picking out the best parts?