Grammatical Categories and Markers

The suffix -s in ‘He works’

• The suffix -s in ‘He works’
• verb;
• Present Simple Tense;
• 3rd person;
• singular.
• The suffix –a in жeнa
• noun;
• feminine;
• singular.

Can you find some examples of homonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the substantival suffix -s marking the plural of some noun
• game-games
• is homonymous with
• the verbal suffix -s, marking the 3rd p. sg. of the Present Simple Tense of the verb
• work-works

Some other examples of homonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the verbal suffix -ed marking the past participle of the verb
• work-worked
• is an homonym with
• the verbal suffix -ed marking the Past Simple Tense
• work-worked

Some more examples of homonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the substantival suffix -en marking the plural form of some nouns
• child-children
• is an homonym with
• the verbal suffix -en marking the past participle of some verbs
• write-written

And more examples of homonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the gerundial suffix -ing
• reading
• is an homonym with
• the suffix -ing marking the present participle
• reading

Can you find some examples of synonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the substantival suffix -s marking the plural of some nouns
• cow-cows
• is synonymous with
• the suffix -en also marking the plural of some nouns
• ox-oxen

Are there other examples of synonymy with the grammatical suffixes?

• the suffix -ed marking the past participle of some verbs
• play-played
• is synonymous with
• the suffix -en with the same meaning write-written