{"id":167337,"date":"2024-11-15T16:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=167337"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:05:10","slug":"when-a-suffix-changes-a-noun-into-a-verb-its-said-to-change-the-_-of-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/15\/when-a-suffix-changes-a-noun-into-a-verb-its-said-to-change-the-_-of-the-word\/","title":{"rendered":"When a suffix changes a noun into a verb, it’s said to change the _ of the word."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When a suffix changes a noun into a verb, it’s said to change the _<\/em><\/strong> of the word.
a. position
b. derivation
c. regularity
d. function?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is d. function<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a suffix changes a noun into a verb, it alters the function<\/strong> of the word within a sentence. In grammar, this process is known as derivation<\/em>, where a word is transformed into a new word with a different grammatical function. This process can involve changing the part of speech of the word, such as turning a noun into a verb, an adjective into a noun, or a verb into an adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, consider the word “organize.” The base word “organization” is a noun, but by adding the suffix “-ize,” it changes into a verb (“to organize”). The suffix “-ize” is one of many suffixes that perform this function of transforming nouns into verbs. This alteration of the word’s function means it can now be used in a different grammatical role in a sentence. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n