All posts tagged "affix"
- Pluralizing Last Names: Never Use an Apostrophe
One way in which nouns differ from other grammatical forms in the English language is grammatical number. Prototypical English nouns have...
InformationHeather JohnsonNovember 16, 2018 - Grammatical Form of English Adverbs: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs
Adverbs in English are traditionally defined as “words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses.” Adverb phrases are phrases formed...
English AdverbsHeather JohnsonSeptember 5, 2013 - Grammatical Form of English Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives
Traditional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Adjective phrases are phrases formed by an adjective plus any modifiers or...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonApril 13, 2013 - Types of English Affixes: Derivational and Inflectional Prefixes and Suffixes
An affix is a bound morpheme that attaches to the stem of a word to form either a new word or...
InformationHeather JohnsonOctober 9, 2011