All posts tagged "affix"

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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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