Sturcture Material
VERBS Verbs have traditionally been defined as words that show action or state of being. Verbs can also sometimes be recognized by their position in a sentence. In the following two sentence frames, only a verb can be put into the empty slot. NOUN __________ THERE ________ NOUN (verb) (verb) Often, prefixes and suffixes (affixes) will signify that a word is a verb. For example, the suffixes -ify, -ize, -ate, or -en usually signify that a word is a verb, as in typify, characterize, irrigate, and sweeten. Prefixes such as be-, de-, or en - may signify that a word is a verb, as in bestow, dethrone , and encourage. These affixes, often inconsistent from verb to verb, are called derivational affixes . Added to a word, they either change the wo