Question

Distinguish between an inflectional suffix and a derivational suffix

Answer 1

Inflectional suffix.......Inflectional suffixes do not change the meaning of the original word.For example..changing singular to plural (dog → dogs), or changing present tense to past tense (walk → walked).Derivational suffix.......With derivational suffixes, the new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of speech. For example..teach → teacher or care → careful

Answer 2

Hi ,

-->inflectional (e.g. –ed, -ly, -‘s, -s, -er, -ed, -es, -est, -ing: if it is used to turn a verb into e.g. present participle: example: break -->breaking, eat-->eating)

-->derivational : words formed by the attachment of lexical affixes are derived from other words, and derivational affixes are those affixes which help in this derivation (e.g. dis-, re-, in-, be-, en-, -ly, -ance, -able, -ize, -ish, -like, -ment, -ing: if it is used to turn the verb into a noun: example: build --> a building, two buildings, nourish-->nourishing)

I know sometimes when a word carries inflectional or derivational suffix, but sometimes it's a bit confusing. Please help confirm if I'm correct with these examples(inflectional is in bold, derivational underlined):
1. He participates quite happily in the communal walks.
2. For some time I have known of her insensitivity to my feelings.
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