| Affix |
A
morpheme added to the beginning (prefix) or ending (suffix) of a
word. |
| antecedent |
The
noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to or stands for. |
| auxiliary
adjective |
An
adjective that precedes and modifies a noun (i.e., the small boy). |
| auxiliary
verb |
A
structure-class word used with verbs (modals, have, be, do, etc) |
| gerund |
A
verb having the [-ing] inflection and functioning as a nominal
phrase (He dislikes biking.) |
| inflection |
A
change in form that signals the grammatical function of nouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns (i.e., noun plurals). |
| prefix |
An
affix attached to the beginning of a word. |
| suffix |
An
affix attached to the ending of a word. |
