Substitution of One Part of Speech for Another
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See them allWhat is substitution of parts of speech?
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Substitution of parts of speech is the process of changing one part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) into another by adding or removing suffixes while keeping the basic meaning of the sentenc…
Convert this adjective to noun: 'The beautiful scenery made me feel happy.'
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'The beauty of the scenery made me feel happy.' The adjective 'beautiful' is converted to the noun 'beauty' by removing the suffix '-ful' and the sentence structure is adjusted accordingly.
How do you convert 'The brave soldier fought against the foes' using an adverb?
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'The soldier fought bravely against the foes.' The adjective 'brave' is converted to the adverb 'bravely' by adding the suffix '-ly', and the sentence structure is simplified.
What suffix is commonly added to adjectives to form adverbs?
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The suffix '-ly' is commonly added to adjectives to form adverbs. Examples: brave → bravely, quick → quickly, careful → carefully, diligent → diligently.
Convert the verb phrase to a noun: 'Raj interfered with my well-organised plans.'
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'Raj's interference with my well-organised plans.' The verb 'interfered' is converted to the noun 'interference' by changing the suffix from '-ed' to '-ence'.
How do you change 'Smita needs to justify her actions' using a noun form?
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'Smita needs to present a justification for her actions.' The verb 'justify' is converted to the noun 'justification' by adding the suffix '-ation'.
What is the noun form of the verb 'decide'?
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The noun form of 'decide' is 'decision'. Example: 'They will decide' becomes 'They will take a decision'. The suffix changes from '-ide' to '-ision'.
Convert the adverb to adjective: 'The plan is obviously going to fail.'
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'It is obvious that the plan is going to fail.' The adverb 'obviously' is converted to the adjective 'obvious' by removing the suffix '-ly' and restructuring the sentence.
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