Inflectional Endings (s, es, ed, ing)

What is the effect of adding 'ed' to a verb?

• It changes the verb to its present tense form.

• It changes the verb to its past tense form.

• It makes the verb a noun.

• It changes the verb to its future tense form.

What is an inflectional ending?

• A prefix added to a word to change its meaning.

• A suffix added to a word to indicate grammatical features such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A standalone word that modifies a noun.

What inflectional ending is used to indicate the past tense of regular verbs?

• ing

• ed

• es

• ly

How do inflectional endings affect the meaning of a verb?

• They change the subject of the verb.

• They change the tense, aspect, or mood of a verb, thereby affecting its meaning in a sentence.

• They make the verb more complex without changing its meaning.

• They eliminate the need for auxiliary verbs.

Can you give an example of a sentence using 'does'?

• He does his homework every day.

• She do her homework every day.

• They does their homework every day.

• He doing his homework every day.

What is the rule for adding 's' or 'es' to nouns?

• 's' is added to form the plural of most nouns, while 'es' is added to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

• 'es' is added to form the plural of most nouns, while 's' is added to nouns ending in a vowel.

• 's' is added to all nouns regardless of their ending.

• 'es' is added only to nouns that are irregular.

What inflectional ending is used to indicate the present participle?

• ed

• ing

• ly

• es

How does the inflectional ending 'es' change the verb 'do'?

• It changes 'do' to 'does' in the third person singular present tense.

• It changes 'do' to 'doing' in the present participle form.

• It changes 'do' to 'did' in the past tense.

• It changes 'do' to 'doe' in the plural form.

What is the significance of inflectional endings in English grammar?

• They are used to create compound sentences.

• They help convey the time frame and subject of the action in a sentence.

• They are only relevant in poetry and not in prose.

• They indicate the emotional tone of the sentence.

What inflectional ending is used to indicate the third person singular present tense?

• -es

• -ed

• -s

• -ing