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 inflectional ending '-s' indicate?

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

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What does the inflectional ending '-es' indicate?

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The '-es' ending is used to show that a noun is plural, especially for words that end in 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', or 'sh'.

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What does the inflectional ending '-ed' indicate?

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

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What is the base form of the verb 'hop'?

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The base form is 'hop'.

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What is the past tense of 'hop'?

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The past tense is 'hopped'.

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What is the plural form of 'bell'?

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The plural form is 'bells'.

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How do you change 'watch' to show it happens every day?

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You add '-es' to make it 'watches'.

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What is the base form of the verb 'open'?

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The base form is 'open'.

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What is the past tense of 'open'?

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The past tense is 'opened'.