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    Noun Forming Suffixes: - Ness

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    The document discusses how prefixes and suffixes can help determine the meaning of English words. It provides examples of noun-forming suffixes like "-ness" and "-ion" and adjective-forming suffixes like "-ed" and "-ive". Suffixes can change a word from a verb to a noun or adjective, such as using "-ing" to form nouns like "writing" or adjectives like an "interesting book". In a few short sentences, suffixes provide clues to understand the structure and definitions of words.

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    The document discusses how prefixes and suffixes can help determine the meaning of English words. It provides examples of noun-forming suffixes like "-ness" and "-ion" and adjective-forming suffixes like "-ed" and "-ive". Suffixes can change a word from a verb to a noun or adjective, such as using "-ing" to form nouns like "writing" or adjectives like an "interesting book". In a few short sentences, suffixes provide clues to understand the structure and definitions of words.

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    The document discusses how prefixes and suffixes can help determine the meaning of English words. It provides examples of noun-forming suffixes like "-ness" and "-ion" and adjective-forming suffixes like "-ed" and "-ive". Suffixes can change a word from a verb to a noun or adjective, such as using "-ing" to form nouns like "writing" or adjectives like an "interesting book". In a few short sentences, suffixes provide clues to understand the structure and definitions of words.

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    Noun Forming Suffixes: - Ness

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    The document discusses how prefixes and suffixes can help determine the meaning of English words. It provides examples of noun-forming suffixes like "-ness" and "-ion" and adjective-forming suffixes like "-ed" and "-ive". Suffixes can change a word from a verb to a noun or adjective, such as using "-ing" to form nouns like "writing" or adjectives like an "interesting book". In a few short sentences, suffixes provide clues to understand the structure and definitions of words.

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    There are different prefixes and suffixes which able to recognise or guess the meaning of

    hundreds of English words. It all about the structure of a sentence which clear us which word is
    being used a noun or adjective.

    For example,

    Noun Forming Suffixes

    Suffix Definition Example


    -ness Condition of cleanliness
    -ion Action/state conversion
    -ing multiplexing
    activity

    Adjective-forming suffixes:

    Suffix definition Example

    -ed having computed, punched

    -ive quality of interactive

    -ing to make or do programming, coding

    processing, multiplexing

    Examples,

    The use of suffix –ing as a noun

     Writing is an important skill.


    The use of suffix –ing as an adjective

     I read an interesting book.

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