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+"""Functions for creating, transforming, and adding prefixes to strings."""
+
+
+def add_prefix_un(word):
+    """Take the given word and add the 'un' prefix.
+
+    :param word: str - containing the root word.
+    :return: str - of root word prepended with 'un'.
+    """
+    return "un" + word
+
+
+def make_word_groups(vocab_words):
+    """Transform a list containing a prefix and words into a string with the prefix followed by the words with prefix prepended.
+
+    :param vocab_words: list - of vocabulary words with prefix in first index.
+    :return: str - of prefix followed by vocabulary words with
+             prefix applied.
+
+    This function takes a `vocab_words` list and returns a string
+    with the prefix and the words with prefix applied, separated
+    by ' :: '.
+
+    For example: list('en', 'close', 'joy', 'lighten'),
+    produces the following string: 'en :: enclose :: enjoy :: enlighten'.
+    """
+    prefix = vocab_words[0]
+    words = vocab_words[1:]
+
+    # Use a list comprehension to apply the prefix to every word
+    prefixed_words = [prefix + word for word in words]
+
+    # Combine the original prefix and the new prefixed words, then join with ' :: '
+    return ' :: '.join([prefix] + prefixed_words)
+
+
+def remove_suffix_ness(word):
+    """Remove the suffix from the word while keeping spelling in mind.
+
+    :param word: str - of word to remove suffix from.
+    :return: str - of word with suffix removed & spelling adjusted.
+
+    For example: "heaviness" becomes "heavy", but "sadness" becomes "sad".
+    """
+    if word.endswith("ness"):
+        # remove 'ness'
+        root = word[:-4]
+        
+        # spelling rule: if word ends with 'i', change to 'y'
+        if root.endswith("i"):
+            root = root[:-1] + "y"
+            
+        return root
+        
+    return word
+
+def adjective_to_verb(sentence, index):
+    """Change the adjective within the sentence to a verb.
+
+    :param sentence: str - that uses the word in sentence.
+    :param index: int - index of the word to remove and transform.
+    :return: str - word that changes the extracted adjective to a verb.
+
+    For example, ("It got dark as the sun set.", 2) becomes "darken".
+    """
+    selected_word = sentence.split()[index]
+    
+    # 2. Clean the word (remove any trailing punctuation)
+    cleaned_word = selected_word.rstrip('.,!?"')
+    
+    # 3. Append the suffix 'en'
+    suffix = "en"
+    
+    # 4. Return the new verb
+    return cleaned_word + suffix