Prof. Pedro Rasse

UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTENÚCLEO DE BOLIVAR

DEPARTAMENTO SOCIO-HUMANISTICOASIGNATURA: INGLES INSTRUMENTAL

PROF: PEDRO RASSE

Sufijos

Los sufijos se clasifican en flexivos e inflexivos:Inflexivos: Ocupan siempre la posición final de la palabra y la información que ofrecen es de tipo

gramatical, (género, número, persona, modo etc). Hay ocho tipos de sufijos inflexivos:

Sufijo inflexivo Ejemplo-ed

(pasado o pretérito verbal)The engineer discovered a wellHe looked for chance

-ed/ -en(participio pasado verbal)

The engineer has discovered a wellThey have written the essays

-s/ -es(3ra.Persona singular en presente simple.)

He discovers a wellShe does her work

-ing(Presente participio)

He is working in a new shaftThey have been studying the theory

-er(adjetivo comparativo)

He is smaller than herThe thicker book is mine

-est(adjetivo superlativo)

He is the smallest of allShe has the highest grade

-s/ -es(plural)

The scientists developed some methodsThe scientist used two new approaches

-´s(posesivo anglosajón)

John´s technique is very interestingThey broke the table´s legs

Flexivos: muestran las diversas posibilidades o flexiones de una palabra. Son modificadores de la claseo categoría gramatical de algunas palabras:

Clase o categoría gramatical(Sufijo flexivo)

Ejemplo

Sustantivo( -ence, -ance, -or, -er, -ment, -list, -ism, -ship,

-ency, -sion, -tion,-ness, -hood, -dom)

The attendance was very numerousThey act with a great determinationYour friendship is important for me

Verbo(-ify, -en, -ate, -ize)

Those gases originate the contaminationThey realize the problem

Adjetivo(-ous,-y, -ful, -ic,-ish, -ary,-ive,-able, -less, -tial,

-ible)

His work is very dangerousHer careful movement was useless

Adverbio(-ly, -wise, -ward)

The truck moved sidewiseThey ran fastly