a. Form
Suffix -ful change the form when it is attached to the base form or word in which has consonant y in the end of base form or word.
1. duty bsf
+ -ful
dutiful Suffix -ful does not change the form when it is attached to these base form:
2. fright bsf
+ - ful
frightful 3.
wonder bsf +
- ful wonderful
4. pain bsf
+ - ful
painful
b. Distribution
Suffix -ful can be attached to Adjective : 1.
duty N +
-ful dutiful
2. fright N
+ - ful
frightful 3.
wonder N +
- ful wonderful
4. pain N
+ - ful
painful
c. Function
The function of suffix -less changes the class of base form ‘noun’ to become ‘adjective’.
1. duty N
+ -ful
dutiful Adj 2.
fright N +
- ful frightful Adj
3. wonder N
+ - ful
wonderful Adj 4.
pain N +
- ful painful Adj
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4.2.9 Suffix -en
1 golden p.22ch.4ph.2
2 fallen p.82ch.5ph.1
3 citizen p.262ch.7ph.1
a. Form
Suffix -en does not change the form when it is attached to these base form or word
1. gold bsf
+ -en
golden 2.
fall bsf +
-en fallen
Suffix -en changes the form when it it is attached to the base form or word in which has consonant y in the end of base form or word.
3. city bsf
+ - en
citizen
b. Distribution
Suffix -en can be attached to Noun : 1.
gold N +
-en golden
2. fall N
+ - en
fallen 3.
city N +
- en citizen
c. Function
The function of suffix -en changes the class of base form ‘noun’ to become ‘adjective’.
1. gold N
+ -en
golden Adj
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The function of suffix -en does not change the class of base form : 2.
fall N +
- en fallen N
3. city N
+ - en
citizen N
4.2.10 Suffix -ance
1 appearance p.7ch.1sn.5
2 intelligence p.22ch.4ph.5
3 evidence p.67ch.3ph.1
4 remembrance p.67ch.3ph.2
5 attendance p.97ch.6ph.2
6 conference p.112ch.9ph.1
7 assistance p.112ch.9ph.2
8 absence p.142ch.14ph.1
9 reliance p.247ch.5ph.4
10 reluctance p.262ch.7ph.1
a. Form
Suffix -ance change the form when it is attached to the base form or word in which has consonant t or r or y in the end of base form or word.
2. intelligent bsf
+ -ance
intelligence 3.
evident bsf +
-ance evidence
4. remember bsf
+ -ance
remembrance 6.
confer bsf +
-ance conference
8. absent bsf
+ -ance
absence 9.
rely bsf +
-ance reliance
10. reluct bsf
+ -ance
reluctance Suffix -ance does not change the base forms when it is attached to these
base form: 1.
appear bsf +
-ance appearance
5. attend bsf
+ -ance
attendance 7.
assist bsf +
-ance assistance
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b. Distribution