Inflectional Endings

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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, often to indicate tense, number, or person.

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What does the inflectional ending '-ing' indicate?

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The '-ing' ending indicates an ongoing action or a present participle.

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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 or to indicate the third person singular form of a verb.

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What is the correct spelling of the verb form for 'to wrap' in present continuous?

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wrapping

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What is the correct spelling of the verb form for 'to drive' in present continuous?

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driving

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What is the correct spelling of the verb form for 'to name' in present tense?

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names

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What is the correct spelling of the verb form for 'to drop' in past tense?

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dropped

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What is the correct spelling of the verb form for 'to name' in past tense?

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named

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What is the difference between 'wraps' and 'wrapping'?

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'Wraps' is the third person singular present form, while 'wrapping' is the present participle.

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What does the inflectional ending '-ed' indicate?

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The '-ed' ending indicates the past tense of regular verbs.