Question

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Thinking about Language
1. There are nouns in the text (formation, government) which are formed
the corresponding verbs (form, govern) by suffixing (at) ton or ment. 1)
may be a change in the spelling of some verb - noun pairs: such as re
rebellion; constitute, constitution.
1. Make a list of such pairs of nouns and verbs in the text.
Noun
Verb
rebellion
rebel
constitution
constitute
freed
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Answer 1

Explanation:

There are nouns in the text (formation, government) which are formed from the corresponding verbs (form, govern) by suffixing − (at)ion or ment. There may be change in the spelling of some verb − noun pairs: such as rebel, rebellion; constitute, constitution. 1