Do I need to understand English to study at Purdue University?
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For all Purdue University courses, international students are required to prove English proficiency by taking the tests mentioned below with their minimum respective scores:
· IELTS: 6.5 Overall
· TOEFL: For UG programs, 80 minimum and 80 to 88 for graduate programs
· PTE: Accepted
· Duolingo: Minimum 110
Standardized Tests:
· SAT: In Evidence-Based Reading & Writing (EBRW), the minimu
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Students should keep in mind the following errors to be avoided while using compound words:
· Do not forget to use hyphen, wherever needed. Similarly, don't use hyphens when it's not needed. For example: She is a well-known actor; The book is well known.
· Writing open compound words, as one word. For example: This coffeeshop (instead it should be coffee shop) is opne 24*7.
· Writing closed compound words as open ones. For example: Have you finished your home work? (instead it should be homework)
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Compound words are a part of speech that can be written in different combinations.
Structure | Example |
Noun+Noun | Bookshop (book+shop) Football (foot+ball) |
Adjective+Noun | Blackboard (black+board) Greenhouse (green+house) |
Verb+Noun | Stopwatch (stop+watch) Typewriter (type+writer) |
Adverb+Adjective | Highly Respected Long Lasting |
Noun+Preposition | Afterlife (After+life) Passer-by (Passer+By) |
Students can refer to the following books to study Compound words:
Books | Author |
The Compound Words | SpellingRules.com |
Compound Words | Frederick W. Hamilton |
A Toucan Can: Can You? | Danny Adlerman |
Compound words are divided into three types based on the way they are written.
Type of Compound Word | Meaning | Examples |
Closed | When two words are joined without any space in between | Birthday (birth+day) Sunlight (sun+light) |
Open | Two words that are written with space in between but are considered as a single unit | Ice cream Bed room Full moon |
Hyphenated | Words that are connected with a hyphen | Long-term Well-being Ex-teacher |
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