distinguish between inflectional suffix and a derivational suffix with examples
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Derivational Affixes
An affix can be either derivational or inflectional. "Derivational affixes"
serve to alter the meaning of a word by building on a base. In the
examples of words with prefixes and suffixes above, the addition of the
prefix un- to healthy alters the meaning of healthy. The resulting word
means "not healthy." The addition of the suffix -er to garden changes
the meaning of garden, which is a place where plants, flowers, etc., grow,
to a word that refers to 'a person who tends a garden.' It should be noted
that ALL prefixes in English are derivational. However, suffixes may be
either derivational or inflectional.
Inflectional Affixes
There are a large number of derivational affixes in English. In contrast,
there are only eight "inflectional affixes" in English, and these are all
suffixes. English has the following inflectional suffixes, which serve a
variety of grammatical functions when added to specific types of words.
These grammatical functions are shown to the right of each suffix.
-s noun plural
-'s noun possessive
-s verb present tense third person singular
-ing verb present participle/gerund
-ed verb simple past tense
-en verb past perfect participle
-er adjective comparative
-est adjective superlative
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An affix can be either derivational or inflectional. "Derivational affixes"
serve to alter the meaning of a word by building on a base. In the
examples of words with prefixes and suffixes above, the addition of the
prefix un- to healthy alters the meaning of healthy. The resulting word
means "not healthy." The addition of the suffix -er to garden changes
the meaning of garden, which is a place where plants, flowers, etc., grow,
to a word that refers to 'a person who tends a garden.' It should be noted
that ALL prefixes in English are derivational. However, suffixes may be
either derivational or inflectional.
Inflectional Affixes
There are a large number of derivational affixes in English. In contrast,
there are only eight "inflectional affixes" in English, and these are all
suffixes. English has the following inflectional suffixes, which serve a
variety of grammatical functions when added to specific types of words.
These grammatical functions are shown to the right of each suffix.
-s noun plural
-'s noun possessive
-s verb present tense third person singular
-ing verb present participle/gerund
-ed verb simple past tense
-en verb past perfect participle
-er adjective comparative
-est adjective superlative
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