Last Updated : 07 Jan 2019
PARTS OF SPEECH
Look at the following sentences and find the words with different grammatical functions.
e.g.
There is a drop in the prices of pulses
Do not drop the waste here
See how the word ‘drop’ is used as a noun in the first sentence and as a verb in the second sentence. the same word is used with different grammatical functions. A number of words have different grammatical functions in different contexts with different meaning.
INTERCHANGE OF PARTS OF SPEECH
The following prefixes or suffixes at the beginning or end or the word determine whether they are Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives or Adverbs .
e.g.
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
en- -ment -able -ly
im- -ness -ible
-es -tion -ive
-ed -sion -ful
-ire/ize -ance -al
-fy -cy -ant
-en -ity -ic
-ate -th -ave
-ish -ce -ent
-dom -ant
-ship -ar
-hood -ing
-er/or -y
Some Important words can be changed into all the four forms.
e.g.
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
devote devotee, devotion devoted, devotional
devotedly, devotionally
contruct construction constructive
constructively
harmonised harmony harmonious
harmoniously
sensed sense sensitive, sensible
sensitively, sensibly
possess possessions possessive
possessively
reflect reflection, reflectiveness reflective
reflectively
astonished astonishment astonishing
astonishingly
integrate integration integral
integrally
fancied fancy fanciful
fancifully
impose imposition imposing
imposingly
bonded bond bonded, bonding
bonding
stylized style stylish
stylishly
expertise expertness, expert expert
expertly
symbolise symbol symbolic, symbolical
symbolically
proportioned proportion proportionate
proportionately
marvelled marvel marvellous
marvellously
architectured architecture architectural
architecturally
manage management manageable
manageably
restrict restriction restrictive, restricted
restrictively
directed direction direct
directly
excite excitement excited
excitedly
form formation formative
formatively
speeded, sped speed speedy
speedily
exceed excess excessive
excessively
confuse confusion confusing
confusingly
attract attraction attractive
attractively
endanger danger dangerous
dangerously
notice notice noticeable
noticeably
vary variation, variety various
variedly
stressed stress stressful
stressfully
economies economy economic, economical
economically
relate relation, relativity relative
relatively
systematize system systematic, systemic
systematically
initiate initiation initiative
initiatively
presist presistence presistent
presistently
brutalise brutality brutal
brutally
include inclusion inclusive
inclusively
dirtied dirt dirty
dirtily
trimphed triumph triumphant
triumphantly
reduce reduction reducible, reductive
reducibly, reductively
diminish diminution diminishable
diminutively
faced face facial
facially
functioned function, functioning functioning
functionally
tensed tension tensed
tensely
unsustained unsustainance unsustainable
unsustainably
tasted taste, tastefulness tasty, tasteful
tastefully
remedied remedy remedial
remedially
acquiesce acquiescence acquiescent
acquiescently
sophisticate sophistication sophisticate
sophistically
revere reverence reverential
reverentially
obey obedience obedient
obediently
regarded regard regardful
regardfully
forced force forcible
forcibly
depend dependence dependent
dependently
secure security secured
securely
devote devotion devotional
devotionally
suffice sufficience sufficient
sufficiently
authorise authority authoritative
authoritatively
define definition definite
definitely
compare comparison comparative
comparatively
enrich riches rich, richer
richly
inform information infromative
informatively
amazed amazement amazing
amazingly
pitied pity piteous
piteously
delighted delight delightful
delightfully
popularize popularity popular
popularly
wondered wonder wonderful
worderfully
expect expectation expectant
expectantly
needed need, needy needful
needfully
amuse amusement amusing
amusingly
lavished lavishness lavish
lavishly
believe belief, believer believable
believably
particularize particular, particularity particular
particularly
sensed sense sensible
sensibly
respond response responsive
responsively
commune community communal
communally
act action, act active
actively
brief brevity brief
briefly
relate relevance relevant
relavantly
completed completion complete
completely
practise practice practical
practically
mean meaning meaningful
meaningfully
express expression expressive
expressively
commercialize commerce commercial
commercially
conclude conclusion conclusive
conclusively
necessitate necessity necessary
necessarily
spirited spirit spiritual
spiritually
focused focus focal
focally
create creation, creator creative
creatively
visualise vision, visionary visual
visually
tortured torture torturous
torturously
warmed warmth warm
warmly
energies energy energetic
energetically
famed fame famous
famously
specify specification specific, specifiable
specifically
sympathise sympathy sympathetic
sympathetically
compose composer composed
composedly
figured figure figurative
figuratively
observe observance observable
observably
relate relationship relative
relatively
fascinate fascination fascinating
fascinatingly
engage angagement engaging
engagingly
entertain entertainment entertaining
entertainingly
clear clarity clear
clearly
loved love lovable
lovingly
think thought thoughtful
thoughtfully
decide decision decisive
decisively
appreciate appreciation appreciative
appreciatively
feared fear fearful
fearfully
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