Inflectional Endings (-s, -es, -ed)

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What is an inflectional ending?

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An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, such as tense or number.

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What does the ending -s indicate?

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The ending -s is used to show that a noun is plural, meaning more than one.

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What does the ending -es indicate?

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The ending -es is used to make nouns plural when they end in certain letters, like 'x', 's', 'sh', 'ch', or 'z'.

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What is the plural of 'box'?

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The plural of 'box' is 'boxes'.

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What is the plural of 'car'?

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The plural of 'car' is 'cars'.

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What does the ending -ed indicate?

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The ending -ed is used to show that a verb is in the past tense.

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What is the past tense of 'hop'?

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The past tense of 'hop' is 'hopped'.

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What does 'wishes' mean?

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'Wishes' means more than one wish.

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How do you form the plural of 'wish'?

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The plural of 'wish' is 'wishes'.

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What is the present tense form of 'bat' for 'she'?

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The present tense form is 'bats'.