Question

Write the noun forms of the following words adding -ance or -ence to each.

1. endure ______________________
2. persist_____________
3. signify____________________
4. confide___________
5. maintain ___________________
6. abhor_____________

Answer 1

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1. endurance

2. persistence

3. significance

4. confidence

5. maintenance

6.abhorrence.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Endure - Endurance

2. Persist - Persistence

3. Signify - Significance

4. Confide - Confidence

5. Maintain - Maintenance

6. Abhor - Abhorrence

Explanation:

This question focuses on converting a verb into a noun. In this question all the verbs can be converted into nouns by adding certain suffixes "-ance" "-ence" in each of the words. This process of converting verbs into nouns is called nominalization.

The eight types of words such as noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, adjective, conjunction and interjection has its own function.

A word can be written in different form, Noun as Noun, Noun as Verb, Noun as Adjective, Noun as Adverb.

For example:

Noun as Noun :

Beauty - Beautician

Noun as Verb :

Beauty - Beautify

Noun as Adjective :

Beauty - Beautiful