Курсовая работа: Teaching sentence structure

Verbs. Common verb suffixes are ate, en, fy, ize, and ish: pollinate, strengthen, magnify, realize, admonish.

Common verb endings, which may occur with the preceding suffixes, are ing, ed, d, and t: was trying, hoped, told, and slept.

Nouns. Most nouns have a plural form, usually ending in`s and a possessive form ending in`s or s`

Singular desk Singular possessive desk’s

Friend friend’s

Plural desks Plural possessive desks`

Friends friends`

Certain suffixes are frequently used for nouns.

– ance (ence) reliance, audience – ion action

– ation nomination – ling weakling

– craft handicraft – ment abridgment

– dom freedom – ness politeness

– ee absentee – or creditor

– er officer – ry rivalry

– ess waitress – ship friendship

– ette launderette – th length

– ics ethics – tude fortitude

Adjectives. Certain suffixes are frequently used for adjectives.

– able (ible) portable – fic terrific

– ac (ic) aquatic – ful careful

– al (ical) inimical – ile infantile

– an (ian) Bostonian – ish boyish

– ant (ent) evident – ive passive

– ary military – less careless

– ed wicked – like homelike

– en oaken – ous generous

– ern northern – some loathsome

– esque grotesque – y cheery

Adverbs. Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective: free, freely; strict, strictly; certain, certainly. (Ly, however, is not a sure sign, for many adjectives are formed by adding ly to a noun: king, kingly; time, timely. The final test of part of speech is use in a sentence.)