Hello! Welcome to this page. Do you know that learning is very refreshing? Great! I believe you know about Prepositions; that is obvious. You may however not be too sure about what a Prepositional Phrase is. You are in the right place. Let me show you from the post “What is a Prepositional Phrase? (Definition … Read more
This post, Types of Adverbs in English with examples, examines the different types of Adverbs that exist in English. Adverbs belong to the Open Class of the English Parts of Speech. Types of Adverbs There are three (3) major types of Adverbs which some refer to as classes of adverbs. They include: Adjunct Disjunct Conjunct … Read more
This post, Suffix: Definition, Types and Examples, presents an extensive discussion on what a suffix is, the different types with illustrative examples of each type. Bound Morphemes are called affixes. A Suffix is a morpheme or a type of an affix that comes at the end of the base, root or stem word; it comes … Read more
The post, Bound Morphemes: Types and Examples, explains the two major types of Bound Morphemes we have with examples. These two categories of the Bound Morpheme are Derivational and Inflectional morphemes. Derivational Morpheme A derivational morpheme, as the name suggests, derive, create or form another word from the word to which it is added. It … Read more
Sometimes, speakers or students of English may find it hard to differentiate between derivational and inflectional morphemes. To be able to do this, three (3) simple tips are provided for you in this post: Derivational and Inflectional Morphemes: Differences. Take a look at them… 3 Major Differences Inflectional morphemes do not change the grammatical category … Read more
This post, Prefix: Definition, Types with Examples, presents an extensive discussion on what a prefix is, the different types that we have with copious examples of each type. Bound Morphemes are called affixes. What is a Prefix? A Prefix is a morpheme or a type of an affix that comes before the base, root or … Read more
The post, Types of Morphemes: Free and Bound identifies and examines the two major morpheme types that we have in English. There are basically two of them and they also have their subdivisions. They are: Free Morphemes Bound morphemes Let us examine each of these severally: Free Morphemes A free morpheme is one that can … Read more
This post provides 4 definitions of Morphemes: Types & Examples. It also explains the subcategories of morphemes with copious examples. Morphemes play a crucial role in the word formation process in English and the field that studies morphemes is morphology. Morphology is the branch of language study that examines morphemes, especially the form and structure … Read more
One day a chicken on the right side of the road called out to another chicken on the left side of the road: ‘hello, can you come over HERE?’ The chicken on the left replied: ‘No, this is HERE, where you are is THERE!’ So an argument ensued on who was HERE and who was … Read more
This post ‘Articles in English: types and examples’ examines another linguistic member of the Closed class family of the English Parts of Speech or Word Classes. It offers the definition of an article, the types with examples, the forms in which it exists and uses of articles among others. What is an article? Articles are … Read more