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A verb is a word that indicates action or a state of being. Examples of verbs indicating action include, for example: run, jump, think, drove, talked. States of being are indicated by "be" verbs such as is and are. Some examples of states of being are: The dog is brown. Mary is young. We are ...
A noun is a word that stands for a person, place, thing, or idea. Some examples of English nouns are: child, office, cat, car, democracy. Plural nouns indicate more than one of something, e.g. children, offices, cars. Proper nouns indicate a specific, named entity. Examples of proper nouns are: ...
A suffix is a letter or letters added tothe end of a word to modify its meaning. One common suffix is -s or -es, used to change a noun from singular to plural. An example would be one fox, two foxes. Verb suffixes are often used to indicate tense, past present and future, e.g. drive becomes ...
A prefix consists of letters placed before a word in order to form a new word. Common prefixes in the English language include: un-, dis-, pre-, post-, and en-. For example, the prefix un- is used to make a word into its opposite: happy becomes unhappy and made becomes unmade.
The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is the branch of the American Library Association tasked with advancing the Association’s public policy activities. The Office supports information technology policies that ensure access to electronic information resources in order to uphold the ...
The Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) serves the American Library Association by supporting equitable access to the knowledge and information resources stored in member libraries. OLOS focuses attention on offering library services to traditionally underserved populations, including ...
The Office for Accreditation of the American Library Association serves the public, students, employers, and library and information studies Master's degree programs through the promotion and advancement of education in the field of library science and information studies. The Office for ...
The Office for Intellectual Freedom was established in 1967. This office is in charge of implementing the American Library Association’s policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the ALA’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials, known as the ...
