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Inflexion

Definition:

Inflexion, also spelled inflection, refers to the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, gender, number, mood, voice, and case.

Examples:

Noun:

• The inflexion of nouns in English includes the addition of "-s" to indicate plural.
• Understanding the inflexions of verbs is fundamental for acquiring a new language.

Verb:

• In English, we inflex verbs by adding "-ed" to indicate past tense.
• The verb "to be" has many inflexions, including "am," "is," and "are."

Adjective:

• Some languages use inflexions to indicate degrees of comparison in adjectives.
• The inflexion of "big" changes to "bigger" and "biggest" for comparative and superlative forms.

Adverb:

• Adverbs typically do not have inflexions in English.
• However, there are certain adverbs that show inflexion, such as "well" and "better."

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